Setting up the Orange Pi Zero with XFCE Desktop

Check witch packets are already installed

dpkg-query -l
or
apt list --installed
or
dpkg --get-selections
or
dpkg l

Show all available packets

apt-cache search .
or with search
apt-cache search vnc

Handy tools to install on Orange Pi Zero

apt-get install screen
apt-get install locate

Setup XFCE GUI on the Orange Pi Zero

apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies
Install missing fonts for the vncserver
apt-get install xfonts-base
Install the missing Icons for the Desktop
apt-get install gnome-icon-theme tango-icon-theme
Install a VNC server to get remote access
apt-get install tightvncserver
apt-get install firefox-esr

Add swap space

fallocate -l 1G /swapfile
chmod 600 /swapfile
mkswap /swapfile
swapon /swapfile
add following line to /etc/fstab
/swapfile none swap sw 0 0
Set it up to aggressively swap
sysctl vm.swappiness=80

Enable and setup the WiFi with the command prompt

use commandline program 'nmtui'

To add keepalive to your SSH sessions:

Add the following line to /etc/ssh/ssh_config file:

ServerAliveInterval 60