Remote access to Linux with XRDP

On the Linux Workstation

Open a console

sudo apt install xrdp -y
sudo systemctl start xrdp
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl status xrdp

XRDP use /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key which can be read by the members of the “ssl-cert” group.

sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert
sudo systemctl restart xrdp

Port 3389 must be open on the firewall

sudo ufw status
sudo ufw allow 3389/tcp
sudo ufw status

We need to know the IP address of the Linux box

ifconfig

The 3 lines below might be useful if you plan some testing over ssh or with Putty

sudo apt install openssh-server
sudo ufw allow 22
sudo systemctl status ssh

Open Remote Access
Enter the IP address of the Linux box
In the name field, you may enter your login and save the parameters of the session

On the screen of the remote Linux Workstation

You should then access your Linux login screen. If not, double check, you don’t have an open session with the same username on the Linux PC.

You may need to adjust the zoom. If so, right click in the tittle bar

Voilà!