U1.03 Ubuntu Quick Start (QS): Remote Desktop - chempkovsky/CS2WPF-and-CS2XAMARIN GitHub Wiki

• From inside the Hyper-V Manager window
  • Right click you virtual machine
    • Select connect
      • Start the virtual machine if necessary

• After login
  • click Activities
  • type "Terminal"
  • click "Terminal"-icon

• From inside terminal window
• run the "sudo apt-get update"-command
  • Note: update is not the same as upgrade
• enter password

sudo apt-get update

• From inside terminal window
  • run the command

sudo apt install xrdp

• From inside terminal window
  • run the command

sudo systemctl enable --now xrdp

• Please read the output of "enable xrdp" command

• From inside terminal window
• run the commands

sudo mv /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini.sav
sudo mv /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh.sav
sudo mv /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini.sav
sudo apt -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confmiss" install --reinstall xrdp

• From inside terminal window
  • run the commands

sudo systemctl enable --now xrdp

• From inside terminal window
  • run the commands
  • remember Ip-address

ip a

Note: Never login twice, otherwise you will see a black window. Before logging in using Remote Desktop, you must log out from the Hyper-V connection window.

• Log out using the quick menu as shown in the figure below.

• In the Search Box type "Remote" and click the Remote Desctop connection-icon

• enter ubuntu device name and click connect

• enter ubuntu user name and password

• if ubuntu device name does not work
  • enter IP-address of the ubuntu machine