Tag: linux remote desktop

  • Install Remote Desktop in Debian/Ubuntu

    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).