Installing VNC on Raspberry Pi

Want to see some colors on your Raspberry Pi?
But don't have a display to connect it with?

Here's a simple solution for you!

Let's install a VNC server on your Raspberry Pi. VNC lets you control and see the graphical interface on your computer.
Watch the video for easier learning

To begin with you will need a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian installed and SSH enabled.
Follow my guide for that here

Log into your Pi and then type:
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
(You will require internet for this step)

Press y for permissions

Now to use the newly installed feature, type:
tightvncserver

Enter a password for your VNC in order to encrypt the connection and skip the view only password
You should now have a message on your screen similar to this:

New 'X' desktop is raspberrypi:1

Creating default startup script /home/pi/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/pi/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/pi/.vnc/raspberrypi:1.log

Install TightVNC Viewer for your computer - download here

Open TightVNC Viewer and type the IP address of your Pi in the following format:
'xxx.xxx.x.x:z' where xxx.xxx.x.x denotes your IP address and z is the screen number
In this case my IP address is 192.168.1.200 and screen number is 1. Hence,
192.168.1.200:1

You should now get a prompt for a password.
Enter the password and now you should be able to see your Raspberry Pi on your computer

If you get errors make sure you are entering the correct IP address

For any queries leave a comment below :)

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