Install Remote Desktop in Debian/Ubuntu

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To install and use Linux remote server as desktop, first install lite weight desktop environment like XFCE on your server.

apt update
apt install xfce4 -y

Install XRDP

apt install xrdp

You need to create a user to be used for desktop.

useradd -m -s /bin/bash desktop

Set password for the user

passwd desktop

Now login as this user and create .xsession file.

su - desktop
echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession

Exit out of this user

exit

Restart XRDP

service xrdp restart

Now you will be able to connect to this server with any RDP client like you connect to Windows Server (Windows Remote Desktop).

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