How do i check if VNC - Vino is installed on my ubuntu computer

Hello im kind of newbie to ubuntu , i have installed the latest ubuntu version but i have not installed any external packages , how do i know whether the vino which is default vnc server for ubuntu is already installed and ready to use ? after a fresh ubuntu instalation is it already there and ready to be used ?

edit : i used whereis vino to find out whether its there and it is , how do i start it ? do i have to always manualy start it in order to receive connection to share destkop?

edit: if i connect to another computer using this destkop sharing program , am i able to grab the files from there ?

2 Answers

Open the Ubuntu dash and search for Desktop Sharing, then click on the icon

Or if you prefer, type vino-preferences in a terminal.

Yes it should be installed by default.

Open a terminal and execute the following command to search your currently installed packages:

dpkg -l | egrep -i 'vnc|vino'