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After fresh install of Lubuntu 13.04 I did

sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
sudo apt-get install xrdp

Now when I log in with remote desktop client from Windows or Ubuntu, I get black and white mesh screen. I followed various help forums like this one, but nothing worked!

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  • VNC server is better than that. Because sometimes compiz crashes because of xrdp
    – dedunu
    Sep 10, 2013 at 13:40

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Ubuntu 13.04 is no longer supported for that I'm giving you solution for Ubuntu 12.04 and then I'll add the 14.04 solution later.

For Ubuntu 12.04

Use a tricky hack(obligate the xrdp to use the ubuntu-2d session always without searching for other sessions)

Install xrdp:

sudo apt-get install xrdp

Now Edit the file startwm.sh:

sudo gedit /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

In the end of the script you can find these three lines calling functions above:

pre_start
wm_start
post_start

All you have is to comment the wm_start function by inserting leading # then add the line for needed session.

pre_start
#wm_start

gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d

post_start

The wm_start function which is responsible for starting the window manager.

Now save and exit, then restart xdrp:

sudo service xrdp restart  

This should works smoothly. I'm using it since three years ago.

For Ubuntu 14.04 and later

Install xrdp same as above

Install XFCE4 or any other supported

sudo apt-get install xfce4

Edit our .xsession file in your home:

echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession

Edit startwm.sh file:

sudo gedit /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

In the wm_start() Add the line startxfce4 just directly under:

 if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
  fi

so the function looks like:

wm_start()
{
  if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
  fi

startxfce4


  # debian
  if [ -r /etc/X11/Xsession ]; then
    . /etc/X11/Xsession
    exit 0
  fi
.....

}

Now save and exit then restart xrdp.

sudo service xrdp restart  

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