Ubuntu Desktop - Linux RDP - Switch Ubuntu Server to GUI

Turn your Ubuntu server to a Ubuntu Remote Desktop

Access your Ubuntu remote desktop by using your local Windows PC RDP.

1) SSH your Ubuntu server

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

reboot

2) Create a sudo user

adduser workpc

When prompt for password enter a password for the sudo user

usermod -aG sudo workpc

Start the following command as root user:

3) Install a graphical package

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies -y

Optional: If any prompt appear to choose desktop environment, choose gdm3

reboot

4) Install xRDP

sudo apt install xrdp -y

sudo systemctl status xrdp

sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert

sudo systemctl restart xrdp

5) Allow RDP on Firewall port

sudo ufw allow from 0.0.0.0/0 to any port 3389

reboot

6)  Install Firefox (XFCE GUI package may not have Firefox) and Chrome

sudo apt install firefox

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo apt-get install -f

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

reboot

7) We are done already on Linux part ! Start accessing RDP on your Windows PC

Windows PC > Start Menu > Search RDP and click on Remote Desktop Connection

Computer: xx.xx.xx.xx (your ubuntu server ip address)

User: your sudo user
Password: sudo user's password

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