x11vnc Copy-and-Paste…

To prevent typos and OS line break-type kerfuffles, I typically copy files instead of copy-pasting any files’ contents across VNC sessions.

Somehow, I came across wanting to just copy-paste a file via a VNC session, which used to work ye long ago… But it just was not happening…

Diving into the ‘net for answers, I came across autocutsel… Although some places stated to use xstartup files, as I was using x11vnc, this was not possible, so I simply ended up creating a services file (with a dependency on the x11vnc service):

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Upgrading Ubuntu Server LTS 16.04 to 18.04 (aka GDM and x11vnc)

So, the time has come to upgrade my Ubuntu Server LTS 16.04 to the latest LTS 18.04…

It’s a straight-forwards upgrade, easy-peasy, right?

The Triumph Defeat of Hope Over Reality

Compared to what Linux used to be in the recent past, the upgrade via the stock 16.04 UI went fairly smooth…

I already knew that I had to do the standard ZFS pool upgrade:

sudo zpool upgrade <poolname>

But after the whole upgrade was done, I tried to VNC into the machine again after it rebooted… and failed.

2018/12/25 Update:

I suddenly noted that my Unifi Controller was no longer working… I later discovered that it was due to the Ubuntu LTS upgrade… Another day, another battle…

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