Replace your ~/.vnc/xstartup file with the following content:
#!/bin/sh unset SESSION_MANAGER exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & startxfce4
If you are going for a complete reinstall of OS and you need to get a list of packages you have at present, so that you can reinstall them after you have installed Linux from scratch, run the following:
#!/bin/bash
sudo dpkg --get-selections | awk '{ ORS=" "; print $1; }' > packagelist.txt
This saves the everything to packagelist.txt. Mind blown!
