Install gui aws linux

install vnc on aws ubuntu 14

• https://comtechies.com/how-to-set-up-gui-on-amazon-ec2-ubuntu-server.html
• http://xmodulo.com/how-to-set-up-ubuntu-desktop-vm-on-amazon-ec2.html

• start a ubuntu 14 linux on aws, open port 5901

• set apt-get proxy, if you box don't have public ip

add /etc/apt/apt.conf , the content like:
Acquire::http::Proxy "http://proxy:port";

• install lxde

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lxde -y

• start lxdm

sudo start lxdm

• install tight vnc

sudo apt-get install tightvncserver -y

• start vnc sever

vncserver :1

• restart vnc server

vncserver -kill :1
vncserver :1

install java 8

• https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts/

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
java -version
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin

• apt-add-repository behind proxy

 export http_proxy=http://saproxy.internal.reuters.com:3128
export https_proxy=http://saproxy.internal.reuters.com:3128
sudo -E add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

• or download jdk from oracle, when you behind proxy, java-installer not work.

install firefox

sudo apt-get install firefox -y

open ssh tunnel

ssh -i ~/.ssh/rcom-ppe.pem  -C -f -N -g -L *:5901:172.20.100.70:5901 ec2-user@52.200.42.25