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pastilhasandClaude Opus 4.8 f7b8cbe3f3 setup-desktop: install tigervnc-common for vncpasswd
The VNC sidecar builds its .vnc/passwd rfbauth file with `vncpasswd -f`
(vnc-manager.ts) — x11vnc alone doesn't ship vncpasswd. The GNOME-on-Xorg
rewrite dropped tigervnc, so the mirror couldn't create its password and
/desktop failed with "VNC password not configured". Add tigervnc-common back.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-25 16:26:31 +00:00

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
# Officer Remote Desktop Setup — Ubuntu GNOME desktop on Xorg, mirrored over VNC.
#
# The platform mirrors the single physical display :0 with x11vnc (see vnc-manager.ts). x11vnc can only
# capture an Xorg server, NOT a Wayland compositor — so we install the full GNOME desktop but force GDM
# onto the Xorg session (WaylandEnable=false). Auto-login is enabled so a user session owns :0 for the
# mirror to attach to. Switching the display manager takes effect on the next reboot.
# Usage: ./scripts/setup-desktop.sh
echo "=== Officer Remote Desktop Setup (Ubuntu GNOME on Xorg) ==="
echo ""
DESKTOP_USER="$(whoami)"
# --- Step 1: Install GNOME desktop + GDM + x11vnc ---
echo "[1/5] Installing ubuntu-desktop, GDM, x11vnc..."
sudo apt update -qq
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y -qq \
ubuntu-desktop \
gdm3 \
x11vnc \
tigervnc-common \
dbus-x11
echo " Done."
# tigervnc-common provides `vncpasswd`, which the VNC sidecar uses to write the .vnc/passwd rfbauth
# file that x11vnc mirrors :0 with (see vnc-manager.ts). x11vnc alone does NOT ship vncpasswd.
# --- Step 2: Force GDM onto Xorg + enable auto-login (x11vnc cannot mirror Wayland) ---
echo "[2/5] Forcing Xorg session and auto-login in GDM..."
GDM_CONF=/etc/gdm3/custom.conf
sudo mkdir -p /etc/gdm3
[ -f "$GDM_CONF" ] || echo "[daemon]" | sudo tee "$GDM_CONF" > /dev/null
# Ensure a [daemon] section exists to anchor the keys under.
sudo grep -qE '^\[daemon\]' "$GDM_CONF" || echo "[daemon]" | sudo tee -a "$GDM_CONF" > /dev/null
# Set key=value under [daemon]: rewrite an existing (possibly commented) line, else insert after [daemon].
set_gdm_key() {
local key="$1" val="$2"
if sudo grep -qE "^[[:space:]]*#?[[:space:]]*${key}=" "$GDM_CONF"; then
sudo sed -i "s|^[[:space:]]*#\?[[:space:]]*${key}=.*|${key}=${val}|" "$GDM_CONF"
else
sudo sed -i "/^\[daemon\]/a ${key}=${val}" "$GDM_CONF"
fi
}
set_gdm_key WaylandEnable false
set_gdm_key AutomaticLoginEnable true
set_gdm_key AutomaticLogin "$DESKTOP_USER"
echo " Xorg forced (WaylandEnable=false), auto-login as $DESKTOP_USER."
# --- Step 3: Make GDM the default display manager ---
echo "[3/5] Setting GDM as the default display manager..."
echo "/usr/sbin/gdm3" | sudo tee /etc/X11/default-display-manager > /dev/null
sudo systemctl enable gdm3 >/dev/null 2>&1 || sudo systemctl enable gdm >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
# Disable any prior display manager (e.g. lightdm from an XFCE setup) so it doesn't fight GDM.
sudo systemctl disable lightdm >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
echo " Done (takes effect on next reboot)."
# --- Step 4: Install Brave browser (native .deb, not snap) ---
echo "[4/5] Installing Brave browser..."
if ! command -v brave-browser-stable > /dev/null 2>&1; then
sudo curl -fsSLo /usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg \
https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/brave-browser-archive-keyring.gpg] https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/ stable main" \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/brave-browser-release.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update -qq
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y -qq brave-browser
fi
# Fix launcher symlink
if [ -f /opt/brave.com/brave/brave-browser ]; then
sudo rm -f /usr/bin/brave-browser-stable
sudo ln -s /opt/brave.com/brave/brave-browser /usr/bin/brave-browser-stable
fi
# Tell Brave to use basic password store (no keyring prompts)
sudo mkdir -p /etc/brave
echo '--password-store=basic' | sudo tee /etc/brave/brave-flags.conf > /dev/null
echo " Done."
# --- Step 5: Remove GNOME Keyring + set default browser (prevents password prompts on login) ---
echo "[5/5] Removing GNOME Keyring and setting default browser..."
sudo apt remove -y --purge gnome-keyring > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
rm -rf ~/.local/share/keyrings
if command -v brave-browser-stable > /dev/null 2>&1; then
sudo update-alternatives --set x-www-browser /opt/brave.com/brave/brave 2>/dev/null || true
echo " Brave set as default."
else
echo " No supported browser found, skipping default."
fi
# --- Cleanup old systemd service if it exists ---
if systemctl list-unit-files officer-vnc.service &>/dev/null; then
echo ""
echo "Removing old officer-vnc systemd service..."
sudo systemctl stop officer-vnc 2>/dev/null || true
sudo systemctl disable officer-vnc 2>/dev/null || true
sudo rm -f /etc/systemd/system/officer-vnc.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
echo " Done."
fi
echo ""
echo "Setup complete. The screen mirror (x11vnc on :0) is managed by the VNC sidecar."
echo "REBOOT to switch into the GNOME-on-Xorg session with auto-login."