Take RDP of your Ubuntu from windows machine – Ubuntu 14.04

To take the Remote desktop of your ubuntu machine from windows machine using ‘mstsc’, we have an option to do that by installing the xrdp remote desktop protocol. Take RDP of your ubuntu from windows machine – Ubuntu 14.04

With the release of Ubuntu 14.04, the xRDP functionality has been improved but some small issues are still showing up. In this post, we will show you how to

• Easily install xRDP
• Connect to your Ubuntu Unity Desktop Interface
• Set the keyboard layout to be used when using xRDP

Let’s go !

~]$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

install xrdp using below command

akhil@akhil1-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install xrdp
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The following extra packages will be installed:
  vnc4server xbase-clients
Suggested packages:
  vnc-java
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  vnc4server xbase-clients xrdp
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update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/Xvnc4 to provide /usr/bin/Xvnc (Xvnc) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/x0vnc4server to provide /usr/bin/x0vncserver (x0vncserver) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vnc4passwd to provide /usr/bin/vncpasswd (vncpasswd) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vnc4config to provide /usr/bin/vncconfig (vncconfig) in auto mode
Setting up xrdp (0.6.0-1) ...
 * Generating xrdp RSA keys......                                               
Generating 512 bit rsa key...

ssl_gen_key_xrdp1 ok

saving to /etc/xrdp/rsakeys.ini

                                                                         [ OK ]
 * Starting Remote Desktop Protocol server                               [ OK ] 
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add the user to access the ubuntu using the same user account

~]$sudo adduser akhil

Note: adding the user will not have a administrator access, in order to provide administrator access to created user account provide sudo access

~]$sudo adduser akhil sudo

start the xrdp service

~]$sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp start

now try to access from your windows machine

Start >> Run >> mstsc

type the IP address and click on connect

provide the user name and password which you have created

Note: if your getting an below error

then do the below steps to resolve the issue

akhil@akhil1-ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
[sudo] password for akhil: 
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akhil@akil1-ubuntu:~$ echo "gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback" > ~/.xsession
akhil@akhil1-ubuntu:~$ cat .xsession
gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback

restart the xrdp service

~]$sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp restart

Still no Luck..!!

then try below

~]$ps -ef |grep vnc

~]$kill -9 <PID>

Now try you will get it..