Pi4 Unable to connect to vncserver

[makem]

I am using Ubuntu 19.01 and want to use the Pi headless so followed instructions for 18.04 LTS, assuming they would probably work.

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-i ... 8-04-lts/

Everything followed those instructions correctly to the point:

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sudo nano ~/.vnc/xstartup

First, I found the the file xstartup did not exist, second, if I used sudo the file became root and that caused permission errors later.

Instead I created the file:

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nano ~/.vnc/xstartup

and entered the code below, following the instructions.

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exec /usr/bin/startxfce4 &

The vncserver started up ok.

I continued with the instructions.

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ssh <username>@<vnsserverip>  -C  -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901

My network is setup: 192.168.2.x and I was unsure about the localhost 127.0.0.1 but carried on.

I installed tigervnc-viewer on my linux laptop and this where things go wrong (If not already!)

Nothing in the menu about tigervnc so in a terminal on my laptop,

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vncviewer localhost:5901

TigerVNC Viewer 64-bit v1.7.0
Built on: 2017-12-05 09:25
Copyright (C) 1999-2016 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt)
See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.

Tue Nov  5 14:17:29 2019
 DecodeManager: Detected 4 CPU core(s)
 DecodeManager: Creating 4 decoder thread(s)
 CConn:       unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111)

Also:

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makem@ssdTOSH:~$ vncviewer 192.168.2.72:5901

TigerVNC Viewer 64-bit v1.7.0
Built on: 2017-12-05 09:25
Copyright (C) 1999-2016 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt)
See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.

Tue Nov  5 14:21:40 2019
 DecodeManager: Detected 4 CPU core(s)
 DecodeManager: Creating 4 decoder thread(s)
 CConn:       unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111)
makem@ssdTOSH:~$ 

So, I am unable to connect to the vncserver and would appreciate any pointers to help me in the right direction.

TIA

[fruitoftheloom]

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[makem]

Ubuntu 19.01

Ah! I know what you are going to say, "Wrong forum" even for the Pi!

Sorry, I will remove it.

Edit: Can't now remove it