XRDP Installation: An Easy Remote Desktop Setup for Linux
XRDP Installation: An Easy Remote Desktop Setup for Linux – Quick tutorial for an installation on Linux (Ubuntu specifically but easily ported) for an easy remote desktop (RDP) setup for Linux. Setting up remote GUI access has always been quite a pain. XRDP is lightweight and really easy to install for a remote administrative GUI desktop. This is a 2 minute setup for a minimal lightdm desktop manager install and setup from a server installed with Ubuntu 12.04 server.
Installing XRDP for Remote Desktop on Linux
apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop --no-install-recommends sudo apt-get install xrdp /etc/init.d/xrdp start
Figure 1. Add your credentials and login.
Point your default installed Remote Desktop Connection application on windows or MAC at the server IP addy and login. Let me know if you have any problems with the installation and I will test it since it is actually an easy remote access setup for a change on Linux. Cheers.
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works like a charm mate cheers
Great!
I also use x11 forwarding. Most of the time I only need to gui for one or two applications.
a gui* (!to gui)
Thanks! Ive been searching something like this a while!
install xrdp
install x11rdp
install tightvnc
Hello ,
Follow the below link for remoter access of Ubuntu from windows.
http://forums.esds.co.in/f4/access-ubuntu-server-remotely-via-rdp-instead-vnc-4617/
I’m trying to access my current account created on Ubuntu. I successfully installed the program on the Ubuntu PC, and open Remote Desktop Connection on my Windows laptop. I connect to the LAN IP, and am presented with a selection of modules (the first asking for a username and password). But it won’t show me the log in screen to log into Ubuntu remotely (as TightVNC will only connect if I’m logged on). It happily accepts my username and password, though. Do I need to set up port forwarding on my router?