X11vnc Installation On A Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS
x11vnc
Maintainer: Nikita Yushchenko
Email: [email protected] .
Website: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/
Section: x11
Install x11vnc
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Debian
apt-get install x11vncClick to copy -
Ubuntu
apt-get install x11vncClick to copy -
Alpine OS
apk add x11vncClick to copy -
Arch Linux
pacman -S x11vncClick to copy -
Kali Linux
apt-get install x11vncClick to copy -
Fedora
dnf install x11vncClick to copy -
Raspbian
apt-get install x11vncClick to copy -
macOS
brew install x11vncClick to copy
A VNC server that will enable VNC on an existing display ser. By default, the server will automatically terminate once all clients disconnect from it.
How to use x11vnc?
Below are few example commands for x11vnc that you can use in the terminal.
Launch a VNC server that allows multiple clients to connect:x11vnc -sharedClick to copyLaunch a VNC server in view-only mode, and which won't terminate once the last client disconnects:x11vnc -forever -viewonlyClick to copyLaunch a VNC server on a specific display and screen (both starting at index zero):x11vnc -display :display.screenClick to copyLaunch a VNC server on the third display's default screen:x11vnc -display :2Click to copyLaunch a VNC server on the first display's second screen:x11vnc -display :0.1Click to copy
To install the latest version of x11vnc in your favorite operating system just copy the x11vnc installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of x11vnc 2026 package in your OS.




