How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10?

Question

How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10? I do not find any options such as those present in Ubuntu?

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 11 '12 at 18:16

Input the following line to install vino:
```
sudo apt-get install vino
```
Input the following line to configure vino:
```
vino-preferences
```

Follow the onscreen instructions to make changes to your remote desktop sharing preferences.

Go to XFCE settings manager and select "session and startup" and "application auto start"
Click Add and Enter the following command to start the vino server:
```
/usr/lib/vino/vino-server
```

score 16 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Install the xrdp server ( Remote Desktop Protocol Server). It allows to connect to your ubuntu box from any rdp client.

What the other answer describe is called "desktop sharing" and is not the same thing as "remote desktop" . See the accepted answer for this question for more explanation :

"Remote Desktop" in Ubuntu is not the same thing as in Windows. It's intended to share your running desktop with someone else. In 11.10, it's been renamed to "Desktop Sharing" to better reflect that.

score 13 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 11 '12 at 18:16

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try sudo apt-get install xrdp. This allows you to connect to the Ubuntu from RDP software or remote desktop of windows.

edited Apr 11 '12 at 18:16

Jorge Castro

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answered Jan 03 '12 at 05:24

Satya

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score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 23 '17 at 13:45

8

On Ubuntu 16.04 :

apt-get install xrdp xfce4
echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession
/etc/init.d/xrdp restart

You could connect after from Windows or Linux.

answered Jun 23 '17 at 13:45

Fedir RYKHTIK

1,833

score 3 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 11 '13 at 18:50

3

Using remote desktop on Ubuntu is really easy. You just go into system settings and enable it and it will do all the work for you. . besides a few boxes to check. This is a pretty easy tutorial if you want to try it. worked for me. Remote Desktop Ubuntu 11.10 Set Up Instructions

edited Jan 11 '13 at 18:50

Troubled Ubuntu

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answered Apr 04 '12 at 16:36

Jim Stamp

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kwaka · Answer 6 · 2025-03-17T05:21:01.980

Logged in via SSH on Xubuntu 24.04.02 LTS box, I then installed xrdp as per the reply/answer dated 29 Feb 2024 from user.dz However I tweaked the command to: sudo apt install xrdp

Then, of course, entered the sudo pwd as requested. Performed a reboot. Logged into the Xubuntu box via Remote Desktop on a Win 11 Pro PC. and then, After accepting the Xubuntu box cert, remote desktop works a treat, no drama and so far, without any issue.

How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10?

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