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Remote Desktop

We will be installing xrdp, a service that allows us to remotely access our computer over the local network.  This is an open-source implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol and will work with any software that supports RDP.

Installing Remote Desktop

Run this command in a terminal to install it:

sudo apt-get install -y xrdp
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Once installed, we can verify that the service is running with the command:

sudo systemctl status xrdp

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Accessing Remote Desktop

xrdp is an open-source implementation of the Microsoft Windows RDP protocol that is widely supported by most operating systems.  Here, we can explore some of the ways to remotely access your server desktop for maintenance.

You cannot remote desktop into your account while you are logged in locally through the desktop.

Linux

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install remmina remmina-plugin-rdp remmina-plugin-vnc -y

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Windows

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MacOS

Android & iOS

Web Access

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