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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows users to access a desktop environment on a remote computer over the network.

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Enable RDP from command line

I'm working remotely via SSH connection and need to use some GUI applications on the remote machine. I do not have an X-Server for X forwarding on my local machine, but a RDP client. Can I somehow ...
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Possible to Play Audio through SSH Using PuTTY without Opening an RDP Session?

I recently posted a question regarding an issue with setting up PulseAudio. I have since encountered a related problem that I believe might help resolve the original issue. I am currently using PuTTY ...
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Remote Desktop - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Cannot Connect

The built in RDP connection does not allow a remote connection unless the user is already logged in. Is there a way to configure Ubuntu 22.04 RDP so that one can log in remotely, without having ...
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How to use a tablet as a second screen?

A few months ago I was able to use RDP to use my tablet screen as a second screen to my Ubuntu 22.04. However, I'm unable to achieve the same now. After several hours of looking around on the web, I'...
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remmina no longer working "cannot connect to RDP server localhost"

Until sometime last night, I had remmina working fine. I could run RDP through an SSH tunnel and all was well. Then it stopped working. I can get as far as the password dialog for my work machine, ...
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Making RDP Server "behave" like Windows (session "stealing" etc)

Is there a way to make an RDP Server on Kubuntu 22.04 do things more like on windows? When I installed it, there were a few problems. it made a new session, possibly leading to file conflicts Keys ...
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Remote Desktop - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I run Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with Remote Desktop that is built in and it is great! (see attached image) However, when my internet connection breaks the service seems to hang up and I need to reboot the ...
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Typing lag for remotely connected Ubuntu 22.04 Machine from Windows 10

I will first of all start by telling that I am not an expert Linux user and most of the things I use on Linux are based on trial and error :) I have an Ubuntu Machine with Ubuntu 22.04 which I aim to ...
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Logging in after remoting to my ubuntu pc shows a black screen

I am new to RDP setups, I have my mac setup to remote into my ubuntu PC (22.04.3 LTS) when I am at my University and it works fine. The only problem I am having is that after closing the connection, ...
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Remmina not connecting to Windows Server

I am trying to use Lubuntu 18.04 to connect over remote desktop connection to a server. Each time I want to log in I am sent an auto generated .rdp file. However, remmina fails to connect using this ...
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Gnome remote desktop password wont save

So, I've tried googling and posting on reddit to no avail. I run Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, and I'm having issues with the built in RDP (gnome remote desktop). The problem is that the set password resets on ...
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WSL to RPD set up / Windows 11, Ubuntu 22.04

I am trying to set up WSL to RDP, however I am getting black screen after entering my WSL credentials. Everywhere I read that I have to logout of the Ubuntu before I try to RDP, however I don't really ...
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gnome-remote-desktop: Couldn't retrieve RDP username: Credentials not set - AND MORE

After installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu 22.04 I attempted to enable Remote Desktop: I then went to another workstation (tried both Windows and macOS with the Microsoft RDC and with Jump Desktop) and ...
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Connect when Remote Desktop is on login screen or screen locked (without autologin)

I can connect to my Ubuntu 22.04 computer using Remmina RDP with "Remote Login" enabled when I'm logged in. However, as soon as the target's console is locked, I can no longer connect. ...
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Headless Ubuntu 23.10 on Raspberry Pi 5

I have Ubuntu 23.10 running from an SSD attached to my Raspberry Pi 5. I would like to run the setup headlessly but if there is no monitor attached I cannot access it via Microsoft Remote Desktop. It ...
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Make certificate compulsory for RDP into Ubuntu machine along with username password combination

I am setting up RDP connection in Ubuntu and trying to access it from another machine (Windows/Mac, via Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection). The setup is fine and works properly with username and ...
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RDP into Guest VM running locally

I've gotten RDP through Remmina to connect to a Windows 8 guest running locally on my Ubuntu 17.04 installation on my home network using the Bridged Adapter setting in the VirtualBox Manager. The ...
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Stream audio from VNC/RDP server

My server is running Ubuntu 14.04. My laptop, which is running an RDP client, is also running Ubuntu 14.04. I want to connect to my server and be able to listen to videos over the connection. How do ...
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Remmina remote desktop RDP randomly logs off

I am using the Remmina remote desktop connection on Ubuntu 12.04 to create RDP connection. The system on the remote desktop is Windows Server 2003 RC Standard 64 edition which logs off by itself ...
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How can I change RDP port number in gnome-remote-desktop in Ubuntu 22.04?

In Ubuntu 22.04 and later, support GUI remote control via built-in gnome-remote-desktop in RDP protocol. I found similar question but cannot get valuable answer. How can I change the ports used by ...
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Problem connecting to xrdp (windows 10 ->ubuntu 14.04)

I have a Windows 10 laptop trying to RDP into an Ubuntu 14.04 desktop. I installed TightVNC on the ubuntu station, then installed xrdp, basically following the instructions on this page When I ...
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Remote mouse pointer not rendering using RDP to connect iPad as a monitor for Ubuntu in extend mode

I have a multi-monitor setup. I am using the iPad as another screen. I followed these instructions: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/use-ipad-as-second-monitor-ubuntu-22-04 It is usable but, the ...
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Accessing Ubuntu desktop from WIndows through RDP and without monitor

I installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a PC. In Settings - Sharing, I activated Remote Desktop and Remote Control. On my Windows 11 PC, I configured the remote desktop to access the Ubuntu PC that is on ...
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Autologin & RDP

First, apologies if my question was asked many times before or the answer is super obvious to you. I spend 2 hours or so searching for an answer and tried numerous things. I even asked ChatGPT (...
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Ubuntu 22.10 RDP connection issues

I decided to set up a media box with Ubuntu 22.10, which I'm aware now uses Wayland by default. I am used to using VNC on X11, so haven't got much experience in the Wayland space or using RDP. I'm ...
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Windows Remote Desktop Connection and Workspaces Functionality

I'm trying to access a remote Windows desktop hosted on Azure from my local Ubuntu 18.04 PC. There is a link to do this directly from within my browser which works fairly well, however some ...
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Slow RDP with Remmina to Windows Server 2012 R2

I'm trying to connect to a remote Windows 2012 R2 server with RDP using remmina. It connects fine, but it's really slow. The mouse clicks and keyboard events take a lot of time to register, I can ...
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Sharing display Ubuntu 22.04 with old android tablet

Problem: Sharing display Ubuntu 22.04 with old android (4.2.2) tablet don`t work: Error code: 0x207 (from RD Client tablet side). The same from aRDP Secure RDP Client. What is try to do: Info about ...
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Can't start Docker-Desktop when remoting into Ubuntu machine

I run Ubuntu 22.04 on a machine that I remote into via RDP on my Windows machine. Remote connection is enabled on the Ubuntu machine via the built-in remote desktop sharing feature. I have Docker-...
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RDP from Win 7/10 to i3-wm session

At my university, I have a Xubuntu workstation, on which all my simulations and other scientific applications/calcs are run. When I am physically present in the office, I use the i3 window manager, ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS XRDP terminates with There is no X server active on display 10

I did a fresh install of Ubuntu desktop 22.04 and installed XRDP. After entering my credentials, the connection just terminates. here is the relevant output from syslog: Nov 20 16:05:37 ubuntuserver ...
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XRDP disconnects immediately after correct credentials

I am facing an issue with XRDP where in the session immediately terminates after entering the correct username password. I have seen so many occurences of the issue on the forum but none of the ...
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Correct credentials, but segfault etc. disconnect immediately after connection

Ubuntu vm, trying remote desktop from windows. It used to work. port 3399 TCP is open on the firewall. If I give incorrect credentials, I get an error, which is expected. With correct credentials, ...
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RDP software with MFA?

I have been suffering for long with Remmina and RDP connection. It turns out that Remmina does not support Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), i.e. while connecting using RDP, I get a notification on ...
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RDP Ubuntu Not Working

I'm trying to RDP to a Ubuntu VM from a Windows PC. However I get the error: I've installed xrdp and made sure it was running as well as let port 3389 through the firewall. I've also tried disabling ...
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How to configure XRDP to start cinnamon as default desktop session

I was wondering if there is a way to make Cinnamon 1.4 the default environment upon logging in to Ubuntu 12.04. I can install Cinnamon 1.4 without any problems, but I am trying to run XRDP to log in ...
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Installing Winconn [duplicate]

Let me start off by saying I'm a fairly new linux user and am somewhat competent in it's use but very competent in Windows. I just installed Ubuntu on my wife's computer which she uses to work from ...
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xfreerdp multimon not working on dual screen Client

I have a strange probleme with xfrreerdp. I got a rdp-Machine and a client. both are running on ubuntu and got dual screen setup. if I do a (executed on the left screen): xfreerdp /monitors:0 /...
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Fuzzy noise in remote desktop view

Enabled Remote Desktop from the settings menu. The RDP control is functional but the screen has fuzzy noise when viewed from the RDP client. Configuration of the RDP is as follows: Ubuntu 22.04.3 ...
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Unable to Access ubuntu 20.04 server Remotely using RDP

I recently installed Ubuntu Server Version 20.04. From the Terminal I install the Gnome Desktop. The desktop works except that I am unable access the Server using remote desktop. SSH works fine. When ...
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ubuntu 22.04 Remote desktop showing black screen

I'm using the built-in remote desktop on ubuntu 22.04, and I can connect without issue, however, I do not get any video. The keyboard and mouse work but there is only a black screen.
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Ubuntu 22.04 can't accept RDP connecting from clients except mstsc.exe

Environment: Remote OS: Ubuntu 22.04.02 GNOME Client OS: Windows 10 Ubuntu /var/log/syslog as follows: Connecting from RDP client of MobaXterm, log: May 20 16:54:38 bc gnome-remote-desktop-daemon[...
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Enabling RDP sharing

I want to connect via RDP from an Ubuntu 20.04 laptop to an Ubuntu 22.04 desktop. I've read in the release notes that the 22.04 release support RDP connections. I enabled Remote Desktop sharing in ...
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RDP Client for Ubuntu with Proxy

I'm running a Ubuntu/Win7 dual boot on my laptop and have a Win8.1 machine which I'd like to access via RDP from my Ubuntu system. I found a couple of RDP clients which generally work well, but ...
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rdp from WIndows 11 to Ubutnu 23.04 authentication error

Trying to configure Ubuntu 23.04 so that I can remote login and manage my Ubuntu desktop from a Windows 11 PC using RDP. I am getting authentication errors when I try to login from windows via RDP. ...
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FreeRDP resize grab area is one pixel

I'm on Ubuntu 23.04, Gnome 44.3, X11. This has annoyed me for some time though and I think it's been the case since at least 22.04. For most applications, the "resize grab area" seems to be ...
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Remmina rdp from linux to windows: win key and others not working inside session

I'm connected with remmina from ubuntu to windows 10 in full screen mode. If I press WIN it does not display the windows start menu, but the ubuntu activities instead. It's like, if those keys were ...
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Where does Remmina store fingerprints/thumbprints of the RDP connections to remote machines?

I couldn't find where Remmina stores fingerprints/thumbprints of the RDP connections to remote machines. I've tried: $HOME/.config/remmina/ $HOME/.local/share/remmina $HOME/.ssh Searching the web... ...
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ubuntu 20.04 has two interface and rdp works only for the NAT Interface

I have two interfaces on the ubuntu server Wireless Network connected to a netgear Router and it is NAT The Wired interface 01 interface is connected to the L2 Switch other wired interface is ...
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How to login to the Ubuntu (not GNOME) session on a remote server using xRDP?

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 running on a remote server, which I am accessing over xRDP. When I login, it seems to load the "GNOME on X.Org" (and not the Ubuntu) session. Since I am using RDP, I ...

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