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pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
x11-xserver-utils xfonts-base
Suggested packages:
tightvnc-java nickle cairo-5c xorg-docs-core
The following NEW packages will be installed:
tightvncserver x11-xserver-utils xfonts-base
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 7,148 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.4 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Get:1 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy/main tightvncserver armhf 1.3.9-6.4 [786 kB]
Get:2 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy/main x11-xserver-utils armhf 7.7~3 [181 kB]
Get:3 http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian/ wheezy/main xfonts-base all 1:1.0.3 [6,181 kB]
Fetched 7,148 kB in 8s (804 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package tightvncserver.
(Reading database ... 70614 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking tightvncserver (from .../tightvncserver_1.3.9-6.4_armhf.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package x11-xserver-utils.
Unpacking x11-xserver-utils (from .../x11-xserver-utils_7.7~3_armhf.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package xfonts-base.
Unpacking xfonts-base (from .../xfonts-base_1%3a1.0.3_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig ...
Setting up tightvncserver (1.3.9-6.4) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/tightvncserver to provide /usr/bin/vncserver (vncserver) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/Xtightvnc to provide /usr/bin/Xvnc (Xvnc) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/tightvncpasswd to provide /usr/bin/vncpasswd (vncpasswd) in auto mode
Setting up x11-xserver-utils (7.7~3) ...
Setting up xfonts-base (1:1.0.3) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
pi@raspberrypi ~ $ tightvncserver
You will require a password to access your desktops.
Password:
Warning: password truncated to the length of 8.
Verify:
Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n
xauth: file /home/pi/.Xauthority does not exist
New 'X' desktop is raspberrypi:1
Creating default startup script /home/pi/.vnc/xstartup
Starting applications specified in /home/pi/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/pi/.vnc/raspberrypi:1.log
pi@raspberrypi ~ $
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With help of Take Control of Your Raspberry Pi Using Your Mac, PC, iPad or Phone, I installed tightvncserver. It was straight forward.

On client, my iMac, I installed Chicken of the VNC. Above reference recommended Remoter, but I chose Chicken of the VNC because it was free and as far as I see it works good.

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