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Logging in after remoting to my ubuntu pc shows a black screen

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, when I …

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Cannot connect to Ubuntu 22.04 through RDP

Cannot connect to Ubuntu 22.04 through RDP PROBLEM: can’t connect to my Ubuntu server through RDP. MSTSC RETURNS: [Window Title] Remote Desktop Connection [Content] Remote Desktop can’t connect to the remote computer for one of these reasons: Remote access to the server is not enabled The remote computer is turned off The remote computer is …

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Diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot

Diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot I am having some trouble with diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot. × xrdp.service – xrdp daemon Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: timeout) Docs: man:xrdp(8) man:xrdp.ini(5) CPU: 8ms [INFO ] xrdp_listen_pp done systemd[1]: xrdp.service: Can’t open …

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XRDP or any other remote desktop solution loads a different session

XRDP or any other remote desktop solution loads a different session I have been trying to connect to my VM via browser and MS RDP MacOS app since it is optimized for M1 MacBook. Whenever I use XRDP or ThinLinc they seem to load GNOME session and not the Ubuntu themed version. Also, restart and …

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Login to local session via remote desktop

Login to local session via remote desktop (Ubuntu 22.10) I was unable to find any useful answers online, I’ve seen people doing it with VNC, but i couldn’t get that working. I’m aware of the gnome remote desktop, but by the look of it, I cannot even connect if the machine has a local session …

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How to paste a password in Remmina when connecting to a remote xrdp server

How to paste a password in Remmina when connecting to a remote xrdp server I’m stuck when it comes to paste my password when connecting to a remote machine with RDP (xrdp server) using Remmina: I’m not able to paste my password in the field. What I’ve tried (none of these is working): Ctrl+V Ctrl+Shift+V …

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xrdp provided by APT has a touchpad scrolling issue. How can I get a newer version?

xrdp provided by APT has a touchpad scrolling issue. How can I get a newer version? Scenario: Remote desktop connection from Windows laptop to Ubuntu machine with xrdp. Installing xrdp with APT gives me the version shown below. However, this version has an issue in which touchpad scrolling occurs about 20 times faster than it …

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Edit Xubuntu preferences via Command Line

Edit Xubuntu preferences via Command Line I would like to edit some preferences of xubuntu-desktop (xfce4), but 100% via Terminal. In ubuntu-desktop (gnome) I use, for example: # Prevent suspend and lock the sreen gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver lock-enabled false gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.screensaver ubuntu-lock-on-suspend false # Set performance settings gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface enable-animations false gsettings set …

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Enabling RDP sharing

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 GNOME Settings. However, when I try to connect from my laptop, the Remmina client gets stuck on …

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Remote Desktop from Windows onto Ubuntu 22.04 takes me to a XRDP login then a blank screen

Remote Desktop from Windows onto Ubuntu 22.04 takes me to a XRDP login then a blank screen I’m trying to get the Remote Desktop feature working on Ubuntu (Desktop) 22.04, but I can’t seem to connect to my Ubuntu desktop from a Windows (10) PC. I’m using these instructions: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/sharing-desktop.html.en https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-22-04-remote-desktop-access-from-windows-10 I’ve enabled Remote Desktop …

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Cannot start any app in XRDP

Cannot start any app in XRDP I installed XRDP under Ubuntu 21.10 and can log in log in successfully, as seen with the screenshot: My problem is, apart from the "Settings" and "Advanced Network" I cannot start any application. Nothing happens. Pressing Alt+F2 and entering for example top shows the hour cursor and that’s all. …

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The panel encountered a problem while loading "IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory::IndicatorAppletComplete" error when using xrdp and mate

The panel encountered a problem while loading "IndicatorAppletCompleteFactory::IndicatorAppletComplete" error when using xrdp and mate I am running an Ubuntu 20.04 image from AWS: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal I have installed xrdp and mate on this instance: # Install xrdp sudo …

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xrdp without xorgxrdp

xrdp without xorgxrdp In my role as a tutor I often have to set up test Ubuntu installations to help students that use Ubuntu – I myself use Windows (sorry!). For convenience I always install xrdp, and I found out by Googling and lots of experiment that I need to also install xorgxrdp. Then I …

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Local ubuntu desktop cannot login after logging in remotely via Xrdp session

Local ubuntu desktop cannot login after logging in remotely via Xrdp session I login remotely to my PC (Ubuntu 18.04, XRDP 0.9.5) from my laptop (Windows 10) using windows remote desktop. Once I have logged in remotely to Ubuntu, I cannot login locally to it (for times when I am physically in the lab). Locally, …

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20.04 XRDP KDE Plasma connect issue

20.04 XRDP KDE Plasma connect issue I am very new to Ubuntu and I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS today and trying to setup XRDP so that I can remote -in into my Ubuntu machine from Windows I executed the following steps: sudo apt install xrdp I then tried all of these but only one …

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Remote Desktop — blue screen after login

Remote Desktop — blue screen after login I’ve installed mate and xrdp on Ubuntu 18.04. Now I try to connect to this PC from another Ubuntu with Remmina: I press OK, login window disappears background is same,nothing happens. My ~/.xsession contains mate-session. xrdp.log contains stuff like this: [20190818-12:23:09] [DEBUG] Closed socket 17 (AF_UNIX) [20190818-12:23:12] [DEBUG] …

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Annoying problem w/ xrdp

Annoying problem w/ xrdp i had to install an linux based server, so after facing many problems over and over again, i finally managed to overcome all of them so now i was configuring the xrdp and at the first look, everything worked fine, but then came the problem i cant find a way to …

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Authentication is required to create a color profile

Authentication is required to create a color profile I am running a fresh install of CentOS 7 GNOME so I could RDP from Windows.  I followed the “Connect to GNOME desktop environment via XRDP” instructions, but when I connect I get an additional login that says authentication is required to create a color profile How do I …

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