i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:06:11 +0000i3 over VNChttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/1460/i3-over-vnc/I have installed i3 (from debian backports, version 4.2), tightvncserver and xorg on a VPS. I have tried adding either i3 or startx to ~/.vnc/xstartup. I am greeted with a blank grey screen upon VNC login. What steps have I missed? Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:23:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1460/i3-over-vnc/Answer by sur5r for <p>I have installed i3 (from debian backports, version 4.2), tightvncserver and xorg on a VPS. I have tried adding either i3 or startx to ~/.vnc/xstartup. I am greeted with a blank grey screen upon VNC login.</p> <p>What steps have I missed?</p> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1460/i3-over-vnc/?answer=1526#post-id-1526I just reproduced your steps and got the following in VNCs log: sh: /home/sur5r/.vnc/xstartup: Permission denied So chmod +x ~/.vnc/xstartup should solve your problem.Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:06:11 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1460/i3-over-vnc/?answer=1526#post-id-1526