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Reference: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/3038

1. Install: tigervnc

sudo apt install tigervnc-standalone-server tigervnc-xorg-extension      

2. create file: vncserver xwindow start script
sudo mkdir /etc/vnc
sudo vi /etc/vnc/xstartup

#!/bin/sh

test x"$SHELL" = x"" && SHELL=/bin/bash
test x"$1"     = x"" && set -- default

vncconfig -iconic &
"$SHELL" -l <<EOF
export XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11
dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session
exec /etc/X11/Xsession "$@"
EOF
vncserver -kill $DISPLAY

3. create file: user window start script:
mv ~/.vnc/xstartup ~/.vnc/xstartup.old
vi ~/.vnc/xstartup

#!/bin/sh
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

vncconfig -iconic &
dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session &

4 set run permission:
sudo chmod u+x /etc/vnc/xstartup
chmod u+x ~/.vnc/xstartup

5. create file: system service script
sudo vi /etc/init.d/vncserver

#!/bin/bash
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          vncserver
# Required-Start:    networking
# Required-Stop:     networking
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
### END INIT INFO

PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/
USER="tom"

BIN_PATH=/usr/bin
VNC_SERVER=vncserver

DISPLAY="1"
DEPTH="16"
GEOMETRY="1920x1200"

OPTIONS="-localhost no -depth ${DEPTH} -geometry ${GEOMETRY} :${DISPLAY}"

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

case "$1" in
start)
        log_action_begin_msg "Starting vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:${DISPLAY}"
        su - ${USER} -c "${BIN_PATH}/${VNC_SERVER} ${OPTIONS}"
        ;;


stop)
        log_action_begin_msg "Stoping vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:${DISPLAY}"
        su - ${USER} -c "${BIN_PATH}/${VNC_SERVER} -kill :${DISPLAY}"
        ;;

restart)
        $0 stop
        $0 start
        ;;
esac
exit 0

6. set start-up service & start vncserver

sudo systemctl enable vncserver 
sudo systemctl start vncserver 

• connect vnc-server: [address]:1 or [address]:5901