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There is a detailed manual on Medium about Desktop sharing: Link

To configure desktop sharing you can make several steps:

  1. Make the Desktop Sharing application work normal

$ sudo vim /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.Vino.gschema.xml

Add the following key into the opened XML file in vim.

<key name='enabled' type='b'>
<summary>Enable remote access to the desktop</summary>
<description>
If true, allows remote access to the desktop via the RFB
protocol. Users on remote machines may then connect to the
desktop using a VNC viewer.
</description>
<default>true</default>
</key>
  1. Compile the schemas:

$ sudo glib-compile-schemas /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

  1. Add VNC server on startup:

Open ‘startup applications’. Click Add at the right of the box, then type ‘Vino’ in the name box, and then in the command box enter /usr/lib/vino/vino-server. Click Save at the bottom right of the box, and then close the app.

  1. Disable VNC encryption:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino prompt-enabled false

Add xrandr --fb wxh to ~/.bashrc, where w, h - your desired resolution for a remote desktop (1920x1080, for example). Set login automatically without password for headless start in Ubuntu Settings. Reboot the device.

  1. Check that VNC is working after reboot:

$ ps -ef|grep vnc

  1. On a host computer use any VNC viewer. For example, Remmina.