How to Install Remote Desktop (Xrdp) on Ubuntu.

XRDP: Remote Desktop Protocol Server for Unix-like Systems

XRDP is an open-source server application that allows you to utilize Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) on operating systems aside from Windows, including Linux and BSD variants. This enables seamless remote desktop access between Windows clients and non-Windows servers, offering a cohesive environment for mixed-OS networks.

xRDP allows users to connect to a Linux machine from another computer using a compatible RDP client.

Steps Of Installing Xrdp On Ubuntu

• Update Ubuntu Server

• Install Graphical Interface

• Install Xrdp

• Connect To Xrdp

Update && upgrade the system

$ sudo apt-get update -y && apt-get upgrade -y

Installing XRDP

$ sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop -y

$ sudo apt-get install xrdp -y

Check the status and start, enabling the service of xrdp

$ systemctl status xrdp

$ systemctl star xrdp

$ systemctl enable xrdp

Add Xrdp User To SSL-Cert Group

$ sudo usermod -a -G ssl-cert xrdp

Now again restart the service

$ systemctl restart xrdp

Firewall configuration

$ sudo ufw allow from 192.168.25.0/24 to any port 3389

check the status and start, enable the UFW

$ ufw status

$ ufw enable

$ ufw reload

Connect to Remote Desktop

Enter Ubuntu server user and password

Troubleshooting -

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