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I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide, please? Thank you!










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    You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:12











  • Added an answer, give it a try

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:18






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    You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

    – Novice
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:20











  • Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

    – damien
    Mar 4 '15 at 12:51













  • Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

    – Ubuntuser
    Jan 13 '16 at 6:00


















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I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide, please? Thank you!










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    You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:12











  • Added an answer, give it a try

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:18






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    You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

    – Novice
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:20











  • Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

    – damien
    Mar 4 '15 at 12:51













  • Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

    – Ubuntuser
    Jan 13 '16 at 6:00














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I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide, please? Thank you!










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    You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:12











  • Added an answer, give it a try

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:18






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    You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

    – Novice
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:20











  • Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

    – damien
    Mar 4 '15 at 12:51













  • Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

    – Ubuntuser
    Jan 13 '16 at 6:00














  • 1





    You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:12











  • Added an answer, give it a try

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:18






  • 1





    You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

    – Novice
    Mar 4 '15 at 7:20











  • Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

    – damien
    Mar 4 '15 at 12:51













  • Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

    – Ubuntuser
    Jan 13 '16 at 6:00








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You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Mar 4 '15 at 7:12





You could ask your IT department whether or not secure shell is installed, then connect to your work computer using PuTTY

– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
Mar 4 '15 at 7:12













Added an answer, give it a try

– Faizan Akram Dar
Mar 4 '15 at 7:18





Added an answer, give it a try

– Faizan Akram Dar
Mar 4 '15 at 7:18




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You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

– Novice
Mar 4 '15 at 7:20





You can use any one of following. 1. PuTTY 2. VNC

– Novice
Mar 4 '15 at 7:20













Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

– damien
Mar 4 '15 at 12:51







Is this work computer at work? Does your work allow remote connection? Firewalls?

– damien
Mar 4 '15 at 12:51















Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

– Ubuntuser
Jan 13 '16 at 6:00





Yes you can. Check out the first answer for this question, url below. It is the easiest and fastest working solution. Tested it myself. askubuntu.com/questions/477947/…

– Ubuntuser
Jan 13 '16 at 6:00










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Yes, you can access Ubuntu from Windows remotely.



Taken from this article.




Follow these steps :



Step 1 – Install xRDP



Open Terminal (Crtl+Alt+T) and execute the following commands:



sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xrdp


Step 2 – Install XFCE4 ( Unity doesn't seem to support xRDP in Ubuntu 14.04; although, in Ubuntu 12.04 it was supported ). That's why we
install Xfce4.



sudo apt-get install xfce4


Step 3 – Configure xRDP



In this step, we modify two files to make sure xRDP uses Xfce4. First we
need to create, or edit, our .xsession file in our home directory. We
can either use nano or simply redirect an echo statement (easier):



echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession


The second file we need to edit is the startup file for xRDP, so it
will start Xfce4.



sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh


The content should look like this (pay attention to the last line and
ignore . /etc/X11/Xsession):



#!/bin/sh

if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
. /etc/default/locale
export LANG LANGUAGE
fi

startxfce4


Step 4 – Restart xRDP



To make all these changes effective, restart xRDP as such:



sudo service xrdp restart


Testing your xRDP connection



On the computer that will remotely control your Ubuntu machine, start
you RDP client. Windows comes standard with a Remote Desktop client
(mstsc.exe – you can start it from a command prompt, or find the
shortcut to Remote Desktop under Accessories). Or Search 'remote' in
start (Windows 7) Or 'remote' in search box in Windows 8.



Remote Desktop Connection



Whichever client you use, most will work with either the computer network
name or IP address of your Ubuntu machine.



To find the IP address on your Ubuntu box, type:



hostname -I


(note: this is a capital “i”)



Enter IP address of your Ubuntu machine. For example:



enter image description here



Depending on your RDP client capabilities and settings (for example:
Microsoft RDP Client allows automatic login), you might or might not
see the login screen.
Here we enter our Ubuntu username and password and click “OK”



xRDP – Login screen



You are done,enjoy



RDP – Your Ubuntu xfce4 desktop




PS: There are some good points mentioned in comments, so I thought to sum them up.




  • If you want to access Ubuntu from outside network, you'll need your Ubuntu
    at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly
    unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally
    visible address of work, AND have port forwarding set to direct
    incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. (Mark Williams)


  • To use the Ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session. (Frank N)


  • You can use your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP as it might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions. (Frank N)







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    Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

    – Mark Williams
    Mar 4 '15 at 8:42








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    I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

    – Yuval
    Jan 17 '16 at 18:22






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    Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Jan 18 '16 at 18:03








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    hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 13 '16 at 18:30






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    using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 14 '16 at 12:13



















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MobaXterm



http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/



Freeware implementation the X server on windows.



No need to install anything on Ubuntu.



After you connect, you start out with a shell.



Then, if you start a program from the shell, e.g.:



xeyes


xeyes opens as a separate native Windows window.



It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.



It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually implementing X widgets.



One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.



Cygwin/X



https://x.cygwin.com/



GPL alternative to MobaXterm. Haven't tried it yet, but behaviour should be the same in theory: https://youtu.be/ENkOEknSLv4?t=105



VNC



I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.



Servers (run on Ubuntu):




  • Vino. Ships pre-installed, but there are compatibility issues with some available Windows clients: Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?


Clients (run on Windows):




  • TigerVNC


PuTTY



The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.



It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols in a single package.



Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home, which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables, particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach



You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty



How to copy paste in PuTTY: https://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo



Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.






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    The best one I found is x2go.



    Install on the linux machine
    http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goserver



    Install client on the windows machine:
    http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start



    Tune compression if it feels slow: (TL;DR use 4k-png) https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial






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    • Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

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    Yes, you can access Ubuntu from Windows remotely.



    Taken from this article.




    Follow these steps :



    Step 1 – Install xRDP



    Open Terminal (Crtl+Alt+T) and execute the following commands:



    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install xrdp


    Step 2 – Install XFCE4 ( Unity doesn't seem to support xRDP in Ubuntu 14.04; although, in Ubuntu 12.04 it was supported ). That's why we
    install Xfce4.



    sudo apt-get install xfce4


    Step 3 – Configure xRDP



    In this step, we modify two files to make sure xRDP uses Xfce4. First we
    need to create, or edit, our .xsession file in our home directory. We
    can either use nano or simply redirect an echo statement (easier):



    echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession


    The second file we need to edit is the startup file for xRDP, so it
    will start Xfce4.



    sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh


    The content should look like this (pay attention to the last line and
    ignore . /etc/X11/Xsession):



    #!/bin/sh

    if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    fi

    startxfce4


    Step 4 – Restart xRDP



    To make all these changes effective, restart xRDP as such:



    sudo service xrdp restart


    Testing your xRDP connection



    On the computer that will remotely control your Ubuntu machine, start
    you RDP client. Windows comes standard with a Remote Desktop client
    (mstsc.exe – you can start it from a command prompt, or find the
    shortcut to Remote Desktop under Accessories). Or Search 'remote' in
    start (Windows 7) Or 'remote' in search box in Windows 8.



    Remote Desktop Connection



    Whichever client you use, most will work with either the computer network
    name or IP address of your Ubuntu machine.



    To find the IP address on your Ubuntu box, type:



    hostname -I


    (note: this is a capital “i”)



    Enter IP address of your Ubuntu machine. For example:



    enter image description here



    Depending on your RDP client capabilities and settings (for example:
    Microsoft RDP Client allows automatic login), you might or might not
    see the login screen.
    Here we enter our Ubuntu username and password and click “OK”



    xRDP – Login screen



    You are done,enjoy



    RDP – Your Ubuntu xfce4 desktop




    PS: There are some good points mentioned in comments, so I thought to sum them up.




    • If you want to access Ubuntu from outside network, you'll need your Ubuntu
      at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly
      unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally
      visible address of work, AND have port forwarding set to direct
      incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. (Mark Williams)


    • To use the Ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session. (Frank N)


    • You can use your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP as it might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions. (Frank N)







    share|improve this answer





















    • 7





      Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

      – Mark Williams
      Mar 4 '15 at 8:42








    • 5





      I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

      – Yuval
      Jan 17 '16 at 18:22






    • 1





      Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

      – Faizan Akram Dar
      Jan 18 '16 at 18:03








    • 2





      hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 13 '16 at 18:30






    • 2





      using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 14 '16 at 12:13
















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    Yes, you can access Ubuntu from Windows remotely.



    Taken from this article.




    Follow these steps :



    Step 1 – Install xRDP



    Open Terminal (Crtl+Alt+T) and execute the following commands:



    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install xrdp


    Step 2 – Install XFCE4 ( Unity doesn't seem to support xRDP in Ubuntu 14.04; although, in Ubuntu 12.04 it was supported ). That's why we
    install Xfce4.



    sudo apt-get install xfce4


    Step 3 – Configure xRDP



    In this step, we modify two files to make sure xRDP uses Xfce4. First we
    need to create, or edit, our .xsession file in our home directory. We
    can either use nano or simply redirect an echo statement (easier):



    echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession


    The second file we need to edit is the startup file for xRDP, so it
    will start Xfce4.



    sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh


    The content should look like this (pay attention to the last line and
    ignore . /etc/X11/Xsession):



    #!/bin/sh

    if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    fi

    startxfce4


    Step 4 – Restart xRDP



    To make all these changes effective, restart xRDP as such:



    sudo service xrdp restart


    Testing your xRDP connection



    On the computer that will remotely control your Ubuntu machine, start
    you RDP client. Windows comes standard with a Remote Desktop client
    (mstsc.exe – you can start it from a command prompt, or find the
    shortcut to Remote Desktop under Accessories). Or Search 'remote' in
    start (Windows 7) Or 'remote' in search box in Windows 8.



    Remote Desktop Connection



    Whichever client you use, most will work with either the computer network
    name or IP address of your Ubuntu machine.



    To find the IP address on your Ubuntu box, type:



    hostname -I


    (note: this is a capital “i”)



    Enter IP address of your Ubuntu machine. For example:



    enter image description here



    Depending on your RDP client capabilities and settings (for example:
    Microsoft RDP Client allows automatic login), you might or might not
    see the login screen.
    Here we enter our Ubuntu username and password and click “OK”



    xRDP – Login screen



    You are done,enjoy



    RDP – Your Ubuntu xfce4 desktop




    PS: There are some good points mentioned in comments, so I thought to sum them up.




    • If you want to access Ubuntu from outside network, you'll need your Ubuntu
      at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly
      unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally
      visible address of work, AND have port forwarding set to direct
      incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. (Mark Williams)


    • To use the Ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session. (Frank N)


    • You can use your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP as it might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions. (Frank N)







    share|improve this answer





















    • 7





      Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

      – Mark Williams
      Mar 4 '15 at 8:42








    • 5





      I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

      – Yuval
      Jan 17 '16 at 18:22






    • 1





      Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

      – Faizan Akram Dar
      Jan 18 '16 at 18:03








    • 2





      hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 13 '16 at 18:30






    • 2





      using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 14 '16 at 12:13














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    Yes, you can access Ubuntu from Windows remotely.



    Taken from this article.




    Follow these steps :



    Step 1 – Install xRDP



    Open Terminal (Crtl+Alt+T) and execute the following commands:



    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install xrdp


    Step 2 – Install XFCE4 ( Unity doesn't seem to support xRDP in Ubuntu 14.04; although, in Ubuntu 12.04 it was supported ). That's why we
    install Xfce4.



    sudo apt-get install xfce4


    Step 3 – Configure xRDP



    In this step, we modify two files to make sure xRDP uses Xfce4. First we
    need to create, or edit, our .xsession file in our home directory. We
    can either use nano or simply redirect an echo statement (easier):



    echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession


    The second file we need to edit is the startup file for xRDP, so it
    will start Xfce4.



    sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh


    The content should look like this (pay attention to the last line and
    ignore . /etc/X11/Xsession):



    #!/bin/sh

    if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    fi

    startxfce4


    Step 4 – Restart xRDP



    To make all these changes effective, restart xRDP as such:



    sudo service xrdp restart


    Testing your xRDP connection



    On the computer that will remotely control your Ubuntu machine, start
    you RDP client. Windows comes standard with a Remote Desktop client
    (mstsc.exe – you can start it from a command prompt, or find the
    shortcut to Remote Desktop under Accessories). Or Search 'remote' in
    start (Windows 7) Or 'remote' in search box in Windows 8.



    Remote Desktop Connection



    Whichever client you use, most will work with either the computer network
    name or IP address of your Ubuntu machine.



    To find the IP address on your Ubuntu box, type:



    hostname -I


    (note: this is a capital “i”)



    Enter IP address of your Ubuntu machine. For example:



    enter image description here



    Depending on your RDP client capabilities and settings (for example:
    Microsoft RDP Client allows automatic login), you might or might not
    see the login screen.
    Here we enter our Ubuntu username and password and click “OK”



    xRDP – Login screen



    You are done,enjoy



    RDP – Your Ubuntu xfce4 desktop




    PS: There are some good points mentioned in comments, so I thought to sum them up.




    • If you want to access Ubuntu from outside network, you'll need your Ubuntu
      at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly
      unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally
      visible address of work, AND have port forwarding set to direct
      incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. (Mark Williams)


    • To use the Ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session. (Frank N)


    • You can use your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP as it might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions. (Frank N)







    share|improve this answer















    Yes, you can access Ubuntu from Windows remotely.



    Taken from this article.




    Follow these steps :



    Step 1 – Install xRDP



    Open Terminal (Crtl+Alt+T) and execute the following commands:



    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install xrdp


    Step 2 – Install XFCE4 ( Unity doesn't seem to support xRDP in Ubuntu 14.04; although, in Ubuntu 12.04 it was supported ). That's why we
    install Xfce4.



    sudo apt-get install xfce4


    Step 3 – Configure xRDP



    In this step, we modify two files to make sure xRDP uses Xfce4. First we
    need to create, or edit, our .xsession file in our home directory. We
    can either use nano or simply redirect an echo statement (easier):



    echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession


    The second file we need to edit is the startup file for xRDP, so it
    will start Xfce4.



    sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh


    The content should look like this (pay attention to the last line and
    ignore . /etc/X11/Xsession):



    #!/bin/sh

    if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
    . /etc/default/locale
    export LANG LANGUAGE
    fi

    startxfce4


    Step 4 – Restart xRDP



    To make all these changes effective, restart xRDP as such:



    sudo service xrdp restart


    Testing your xRDP connection



    On the computer that will remotely control your Ubuntu machine, start
    you RDP client. Windows comes standard with a Remote Desktop client
    (mstsc.exe – you can start it from a command prompt, or find the
    shortcut to Remote Desktop under Accessories). Or Search 'remote' in
    start (Windows 7) Or 'remote' in search box in Windows 8.



    Remote Desktop Connection



    Whichever client you use, most will work with either the computer network
    name or IP address of your Ubuntu machine.



    To find the IP address on your Ubuntu box, type:



    hostname -I


    (note: this is a capital “i”)



    Enter IP address of your Ubuntu machine. For example:



    enter image description here



    Depending on your RDP client capabilities and settings (for example:
    Microsoft RDP Client allows automatic login), you might or might not
    see the login screen.
    Here we enter our Ubuntu username and password and click “OK”



    xRDP – Login screen



    You are done,enjoy



    RDP – Your Ubuntu xfce4 desktop




    PS: There are some good points mentioned in comments, so I thought to sum them up.




    • If you want to access Ubuntu from outside network, you'll need your Ubuntu
      at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly
      unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally
      visible address of work, AND have port forwarding set to direct
      incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. (Mark Williams)


    • To use the Ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session. (Frank N)


    • You can use your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP as it might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions. (Frank N)








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    • 7





      Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

      – Mark Williams
      Mar 4 '15 at 8:42








    • 5





      I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

      – Yuval
      Jan 17 '16 at 18:22






    • 1





      Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

      – Faizan Akram Dar
      Jan 18 '16 at 18:03








    • 2





      hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 13 '16 at 18:30






    • 2





      using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 14 '16 at 12:13














    • 7





      Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

      – Mark Williams
      Mar 4 '15 at 8:42








    • 5





      I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

      – Yuval
      Jan 17 '16 at 18:22






    • 1





      Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

      – Faizan Akram Dar
      Jan 18 '16 at 18:03








    • 2





      hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 13 '16 at 18:30






    • 2





      using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

      – Frank Nocke
      Feb 14 '16 at 12:13








    7




    7





    Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

    – Mark Williams
    Mar 4 '15 at 8:42







    Odds are this will hit trouble, if the OP means from outside - your example uses a 192.168.1.* address, which is reserved for internal networks - it won't cross the internet. You'll need your Ubuntu box at work to have it's own, proper, internet IP address - a fairly unlikely scenario. To work it otherwise, you need the externally visible address of 'work', AND have port forwarding set to direct incoming RDP requests to your work computer on the router. OK if inside the network though

    – Mark Williams
    Mar 4 '15 at 8:42






    5




    5





    I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

    – Yuval
    Jan 17 '16 at 18:22





    I have an Ubuntu server and a Windows machine at home, and I'm trying to connect the latter to the former. I followed the instructions above, but after I log into xrdp, all I get is a dialog that says "Connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 port 3350" with an 'OK' button, and nothing more. Any idea why?

    – Yuval
    Jan 17 '16 at 18:22




    1




    1





    Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Jan 18 '16 at 18:03







    Is ubuntu server and windows on the same network? I mean are you connecting them locally or via internet? Add IP address of your sever on windows machine as shown above, if both systems are on the same local network then the address of the both would be something like 192.xxx.xxx.xxx . If you are connecting across internet then you need to add IP address of remote machine and allow port forwarding on your router, Search google for port forwarding

    – Faizan Akram Dar
    Jan 18 '16 at 18:03






    2




    2





    hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 13 '16 at 18:30





    hint: To use the ubuntu MATE desktop meta-session, replace last line startxfce4 in startwm.sh with mate-session

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 13 '16 at 18:30




    2




    2





    using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 14 '16 at 12:13





    using your actual machine name (by typing hostname) rather than your IP might be more stable on dynamic IPs in future sessions...

    – Frank Nocke
    Feb 14 '16 at 12:13













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    MobaXterm



    http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/



    Freeware implementation the X server on windows.



    No need to install anything on Ubuntu.



    After you connect, you start out with a shell.



    Then, if you start a program from the shell, e.g.:



    xeyes


    xeyes opens as a separate native Windows window.



    It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.



    It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually implementing X widgets.



    One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.



    Cygwin/X



    https://x.cygwin.com/



    GPL alternative to MobaXterm. Haven't tried it yet, but behaviour should be the same in theory: https://youtu.be/ENkOEknSLv4?t=105



    VNC



    I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.



    Servers (run on Ubuntu):




    • Vino. Ships pre-installed, but there are compatibility issues with some available Windows clients: Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?


    Clients (run on Windows):




    • TigerVNC


    PuTTY



    The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.



    It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols in a single package.



    Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home, which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables, particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach



    You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty



    How to copy paste in PuTTY: https://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo



    Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.






    share|improve this answer






























      8














      MobaXterm



      http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/



      Freeware implementation the X server on windows.



      No need to install anything on Ubuntu.



      After you connect, you start out with a shell.



      Then, if you start a program from the shell, e.g.:



      xeyes


      xeyes opens as a separate native Windows window.



      It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.



      It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually implementing X widgets.



      One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.



      Cygwin/X



      https://x.cygwin.com/



      GPL alternative to MobaXterm. Haven't tried it yet, but behaviour should be the same in theory: https://youtu.be/ENkOEknSLv4?t=105



      VNC



      I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.



      Servers (run on Ubuntu):




      • Vino. Ships pre-installed, but there are compatibility issues with some available Windows clients: Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?


      Clients (run on Windows):




      • TigerVNC


      PuTTY



      The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.



      It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols in a single package.



      Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home, which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables, particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach



      You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty



      How to copy paste in PuTTY: https://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo



      Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.






      share|improve this answer




























        8












        8








        8







        MobaXterm



        http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/



        Freeware implementation the X server on windows.



        No need to install anything on Ubuntu.



        After you connect, you start out with a shell.



        Then, if you start a program from the shell, e.g.:



        xeyes


        xeyes opens as a separate native Windows window.



        It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.



        It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually implementing X widgets.



        One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.



        Cygwin/X



        https://x.cygwin.com/



        GPL alternative to MobaXterm. Haven't tried it yet, but behaviour should be the same in theory: https://youtu.be/ENkOEknSLv4?t=105



        VNC



        I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.



        Servers (run on Ubuntu):




        • Vino. Ships pre-installed, but there are compatibility issues with some available Windows clients: Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?


        Clients (run on Windows):




        • TigerVNC


        PuTTY



        The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.



        It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols in a single package.



        Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home, which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables, particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach



        You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty



        How to copy paste in PuTTY: https://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo



        Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.






        share|improve this answer















        MobaXterm



        http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/



        Freeware implementation the X server on windows.



        No need to install anything on Ubuntu.



        After you connect, you start out with a shell.



        Then, if you start a program from the shell, e.g.:



        xeyes


        xeyes opens as a separate native Windows window.



        It just worked out of the box between Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 through a VPN.



        It incurs an acceptable lag and resolution loss, even for complex applications like firefox and eclipse, but it is clearly not just dumbly streaming your desktop as video, and actually implementing X widgets.



        One annoyance is that if you opened the window at work, and then you get home, you have to start a new instance of the app, and you can't see the already opened window. This is made further annoying by applications that work in single window mode, e.g. browsers: you will have to search for how to force a new instance, and then you will have two instances running.



        Cygwin/X



        https://x.cygwin.com/



        GPL alternative to MobaXterm. Haven't tried it yet, but behaviour should be the same in theory: https://youtu.be/ENkOEknSLv4?t=105



        VNC



        I've tried the following programs, but they were sending the desktop as video, which incurred unacceptable screen resolution loss / mouse inaccuracy / network bandwidth if you are offsite.



        Servers (run on Ubuntu):




        • Vino. Ships pre-installed, but there are compatibility issues with some available Windows clients: Gnome 3.10 sharing desktop --- how to configure the security type for VNC?


        Clients (run on Windows):




        • TigerVNC


        PuTTY



        The go-to solution if all you want is a text terminal via SSH.



        It is very convenient as it integrates both an xterm emulator and SSH / telnet and other protocols in a single package.



        Then add tmux attach to the mix, and you can use the exact same terminals on work and at home, which is amazing. There are however some annoying glitches with environment variables, particularly DISPLAY: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/75681/why-do-i-have-to-re-set-env-vars-in-tmux-when-i-re-attach



        You will also want to reduce the default huge font size: Increase font size of putty



        How to copy paste in PuTTY: https://superuser.com/questions/180043/how-do-i-paste-the-windows-clipboard-into-my-putty-session-using-only-the-keybo



        Then, you can just open webpages you need directly on the native Windows browser. If all you need to get your work done is Vim and and a browser, PuTTY is definitely the way to go.







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            The best one I found is x2go.



            Install on the linux machine
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goserver



            Install client on the windows machine:
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start



            Tune compression if it feels slow: (TL;DR use 4k-png) https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial






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            • Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

              – tanius
              Apr 11 at 13:35
















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            The best one I found is x2go.



            Install on the linux machine
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goserver



            Install client on the windows machine:
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start



            Tune compression if it feels slow: (TL;DR use 4k-png) https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial






            share|improve this answer
























            • Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

              – tanius
              Apr 11 at 13:35














            3












            3








            3







            The best one I found is x2go.



            Install on the linux machine
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goserver



            Install client on the windows machine:
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start



            Tune compression if it feels slow: (TL;DR use 4k-png) https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial






            share|improve this answer













            The best one I found is x2go.



            Install on the linux machine
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goserver



            Install client on the windows machine:
            http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start



            Tune compression if it feels slow: (TL;DR use 4k-png) https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial







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            answered Aug 23 '17 at 6:12









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            • Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

              – tanius
              Apr 11 at 13:35



















            • Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

              – tanius
              Apr 11 at 13:35

















            Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

            – tanius
            Apr 11 at 13:35





            Good one! Because it also supports on-demand desktop sharing / remote support (see).

            – tanius
            Apr 11 at 13:35





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