vnc-service:stop

VNC Service Stop

Stop the Xvfb virtual display and x11vnc VNC server. Services remain installed and can be restarted with /vnc-service:run at any time.

Workflow

Step 1: Stop Services

systemctl --user stop vnc-server.service virtual-display.service

Step 2: Verify Stopped

if ! systemctl --user is-active virtual-display.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "Display stopped"
else
  echo "WARNING: Display is still running"
fi

if ! systemctl --user is-active vnc-server.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "VNC stopped"
else
  echo "WARNING: VNC is still running"
fi

Step 3: Optionally Disable Auto-Start

Ask the user:

Services stopped. Do you also want to disable auto-start on boot?
  1. Keep auto-start (services restart on reboot) — recommended if you use VNC regularly
  2. Disable auto-start (services stay off until you run /vnc-service:run)

If disable:

systemctl --user disable virtual-display.service vnc-server.service

Step 4: Report

VNC Service Stopped
  Display :99: stopped
  VNC port 5999: closed
  Auto-start: enabled/disabled

  Restart anytime with: /vnc-service:run

Notes

• Stopping the display will disconnect any active VNC sessions
• Any browser processes using DISPLAY=:99 will lose their display but won't crash (they'll error on next render attempt)
• The Chrome browser profile and CAPTCHA cookies are NOT affected by stopping — they persist in the filesystem