Connecting to Ubuntu using Windows RDP
Short video explains how you can use Windows Remote Desktop Protocol to connect to Ubuntu version 14 by using xrdp service in Linux. Also covers steps to install xfce as desktop environment to overcome the issue of using Unity desktop to avoid getting the grey screen.
Commands to use:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
sudo apt-get install xrdp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xfce4
need to add xfce4-session to .xsession file
sudo service xrdp restart
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