yum install tightvnc-server vncserver You will be asked for vncpasswd This is saved differently from your Unix password. Can be made different. Depending on your account, the vncserver will listen to access at port 690n for access and create destop with that account. Remember the :n (display number). You need to enter that right after the hostname in most vncviewer. You need to allow outside access with the followign account. firewall-cmd add-service=vnc-server not just yum install vnc-server which seem to missing some basic script such as vncserver and vncpaswd It will complain those command not found. It installs tigervnc-server-minimal-1.1.0-3.fc16.x86_64.rpm > sestatus SELinux status: enabled SELinuxfs mount: /selinux Current mode: enforcing Mode from config file: enforcing Policy version: 24 Policy from config file: targeted > setsebool -P sshd_forward_ports 1 http://minhtech.com/linux/fedora-linux-install-configure-vnc-server/