My Raspberry Pi is located away from my desktop setup. Normally this is OK since I can just SSH into the terminal. I ran across a scenario where I needed to access the GUI. In the past I would physically move it over and connect it to my monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Turns out there’s a much easier way to do this.

VNC to the Rescue

VNC is built into the Raspberry Pi operating system and allows for easy remote desktop connections. Here’s how: