Install xRDP on Ubuntu 18.04

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• Install packages

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install xrdp xfce4 xfce4-terminal tango-icon-theme
  

• Tell xRDP to use xfce4

  sudo sed -i.bak '/fi/a #xrdp multiple users configuration \n xfce-session \n' /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh
  

• Open RDP port

  sudo ufw allow 3389/tcp
  

Reference: https://medium.com/@vivekteega/how-to-setup-an-xrdp-server-on-ubuntu-18-04-89f7e205bd4e

Written on October 22, 2018