LINUX. RDP. UBUNTU. Remote Desktop. xrdp

Purpose

Configure graphical linux remote sesions. 

Steps

Command: ip a

Description: Check IP linux address

Command: uname -a

Description: Linux version

Comamnd: sudo apt-get update

Description: update system

Command: sudo apt-get install xrdp

Description: Install rdp program

Command: sudo systemctl enable xrdp

Description: activate rdp service

Command: systemctl status xrdp

Description: Check rdp status

Command: (In Windows) mstsc

Description: Open rdp client

Put user linux and password:

Access to linux GUI Desktop

Some times when you contect to Ubuntu server only can view a Black screen, the cause is that you connect with user root, try connect with other user with less privileges

Check at Ubuntu 20.04 
by GoN | Published: May 27, 2020 | Last Updated: May 29, 2020