[Pkg-tigervnc-devel] Bug#984826: tigervnc-standalone-server: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused

[Matthias Klein]

Am Mon, 8 Mar 2021 22:44:37 +0100
schrieb Joachim Falk <joachim.falk at gmx.de>:

> Hi Matthias,
> 
> I tried to replicate the problem, but could start the mate desktop
> just fine. I will attache my configuration. I used

Hi Joachim,

Thanks a lot for your help!

> Can you try to start something simpler to determine where exactly the
> problem is? Use something like: tigervncserver --localhost no
> --xstartup /usr/bin/xterm This should get you a VNC session running a
> simple xterm.

The call tigervncserver --localhost no --xstartup /usr/bin/xterm
started an xterm and the MATE desktop in the background.

After that I tried some variants in the ~/xstartup file. I got the
original content from the internet, and didn't really understand it.

The following variant works:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
/usr/bin/mate-session

That means instead of "exec /usr/bin/mate-session &" I now use
"/usr/bin/mate-session" in the last line.

Do you have any idea why the original call doesn't work anymore, and
what is the difference between the calls?

Many greetings,
Matthias