
Once it’s installed, the service should be running automatically.

To install xRDP run: sudo apt -y install xrdp Start by updating the system’s package index: sudo apt update This is best practice as you can harm your system if you’re acting as root and you’re not careful.


You might also be interested in alternative remote desktop technologies for Ubuntu, such as VNC, Chrome Remote Desktop, NX (via a software called X2Go) or Xpra. It accepts connections from a variety of clients, such as FreeRDP, rdesktop, NeutrinoRDP and Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android). XRDP allows connections using RDP to machines running non-Microsoft operating systems, such as Linux or BSD. RDP allows users to establish secure connections to other computers over the internet, and use their mouse and keyboard to interact with the remote server’s graphical user interface in the same way they would interact with a regular desktop. XRDP is an open source implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP ), developed by Microsoft.
