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Slow Ubuntu Remote Desktop using xrdp

I have created an azure virtual machine with the following specifications: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS F16s_v2 Standard (16 vCPU and 32 GiB RAM) SSD unit Since I need to connect via Remote Desktop, I followed ...
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Remote Desktop can't connect to Hyper-V Ubuntu v22.04 guest

My host system is Win 11 Pro with Hyper-V enabled, also using "Enhanced session mode". I have a few Ubuntu versions installed manually (I downloaded the ISO and ran install), but they always ...
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Linux incoming XRDP connection locks local login until reboot

I have a machine running Almalinux. I can remotely connect to it via XRDP (windows client). However, after disconnecting, it's impossible for someone sitting at the machine to login until they reboot ...
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Is it possible to set a mac running MacOS Big Sur as a RDP (remote desktop protocol) host / server?

Question : Is it possible to set a mac running MacOS Big Sur as a RDP (remote desktop protocol) host / server ? To be clear im looking for a Mac to Mac RDP solution not a Mac to Windows RDP, or Mac to ...
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Terminal in XRDP session. Solve 'Authorization required, but no authorization protocol specified'?

There was a similar question, but it was about Cygwin. My question is RDP. I set up XRDP on a Linux computer and used Windows' Remote Desktop Connection to connect to it. Inside of the RDP window, I ...
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xrdp only showing blue-green background screen after login

I have an RPi 4 on which I installed xrdp to connect to it via MS Remote Desktop. But after login with the pi's username and the password, the grey login window disappeares and leaves me with the blue-...
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Web browsers (Chromium & Firefox) fail to open in xfce over rdp

I've been attempting to open a web browser on my server with xfce4 over rdp. I've tried chromium and firefox and neither even give an error when opening by clicking on them. I'm using Ubuntu Server 22....
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xfce instantly terminates if I set scale to 2, giving Segmentation fault

I have a headless ubuntu, I've tried this with official Canonical Azure image and also with official Canonical docker image. The result exactly the same. I've installed xfce and xrdp and xorgxrdp. I ...
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Can not set Display scale to 2 on Ubuntu using xfce and xrdp

I have an Ubuntu 22.04 in the cloud, with no physical graphic card. I have successfully installed xfce4 and xrdp. I am connecting to it from my Windows 11 home machine using Windows RDP client, mstsc. ...
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How do I enable audio in a xrdp session

I'm connecting to a remote device running ubuntu 22.04 + kde + xrdp. My understanding is that, to get audio forwarded through rdp, I need to install a pulseaudio plugin for xrdp. So far I've tried: ...
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Can't open applications on Ubuntu with XRDP from Windows

I have installed XRDP onto an Ubuntu Server system, and I am able to log in. After connecting, I get this (which might be useful to help describe the problem.) I then log in using my credentials (...
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XRDP clipboard to allow copying only text

I am setting up RDP to login to a Linux instance from windows instance. I am trying to restrict the clipboard in XRDP to copy only text but not files, Please help me with the options available. The ...
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problems installing gui on kali-linux wsl2

I had previously installed kali-linux in my Windows 11 computer (WSL), but I had to erase it due some display driver issues. This time when I tried to reinstall the WSL Kali-linux machine with RDP ...
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How to solve the windows7 Remote Desktop License error message?

I used rdpwrap to support multi-session login in win7. I am currently using windows7 as a remote desktop host. But, However, after running for some time, you cannot connect to this host. I was using ...
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How do you block Copy/paste between Linux XRDP server and Windows RDP client?

We're allowing users to open xrdp sessions with Windows as client, and Linux as the xrdp server. My requirement is to eliminate the copy pasting going on through this to comply with policies. If it ...
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Debian Remmina to xrdp server: Port open on server, filtered at client?

I'm having a weird issue with remmina remote desktop / xrdp I've not been able to connect from my desktop machine to a machine in the next room for a couple of days. I've been moving things around ...
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How to connect to a HyperV VM (Kali guest) using Remote desktop? (Win10 host)

I just trying to access without starting a HyperV instance but a RPD conection. I already tried a lot of ways published here (Superuser) but, for instance: In this Tutorial 1 I've followed the steps ...
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The mouse keeps moving by itself when I'm using a macro program in RDP sessions

my case is the following: I have 10 VPS RDP sessions open on my computer at the same time. On each VPS I am running a Macro Recorder program (an autoclicker) that performs automated activities. This ...
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How to login with to a remote linux host with RDP passwordless, using my private key?

tl:dr I can successfully log in with SSH passwordless using my private key. I can successfully log in with RDP using a username and a password. I would like to log in passwordless with RDP, ...
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Cant connect via SSH or XRDP over wireguard

I have a wireguard server and 2 wireguard peers connected to the server. All 3 can ping each other on the wg0 interface, but the 2 peers cannot connect to each other. I have found where people had ...
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Xrdp/openbox allocates 15 GB of hard disk after some days

I use xrdp running openbox on a Debian 11 virtual machine that does computing and runs several days. I access the vm via Windows RDP. I wondered that ~ 15 GB are allocated on the hard disk somehow by ...
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Linux with desktop enviroment using XRDP on Archlinux on WSL does not working

A newbie here. Well I spent a couple days trying to make work xrdp for Archlinux on WSL. Actually WSL does not support Arch but can be installed using docker. I have ubuntu on wsl too and I use xrdp ...
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Hyper-v's xrdp login screen suddenly vanished and now I can't change screen resolution

I have Windows 10 business with hyper-v Version: 10.0.19041.1. I normally start an Ubuntu 22.04 VM on hyper-v and it takes me to the xrdp screen where I can chose settings like shared drives and ...
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OpenVPN+xfreerdp works on Linux Mint but not on ChromeOS - how to debug?

I work from home and use openvpn to connect to company network, then use xfreerdp to connect to my workstation. It works on Linux Mint. When I copied all the files to my Chromebook, installed the same ...
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XRDP credentials stopped working, XRDP login failed for display 0

My credentials worked up until yesterday, now it gives me xrdp session: Login failed for display 0. But trying the same credentials out on the terminal works. user1:~-$ su - user1 Password: user1:~-$ ...
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RDP connection broken when closing lid

I have old Acer Aspire that I want to turn in home server and connect remotely. I installed Linux Mint (XFCE edition because I wanted something lightweight). XRDP is installed and everything works ...
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rdp to xrdp (debian) black screen

I got a new computer (client), an apple silicon mac (macos 13) if that makes a difference. On the old computer, rdp to this server (debian) worked OK. From the new computer the first time I tried I ...
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How to list users logged via remote desktop(xrdp) and ssh on Ubuntu

I'm using some shared Ubuntu machine and using the who, w, last commands doesn't print any users just my own user. Issuing reboot print a list of users logged in via xrdp. Is there a command that can ...
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Trying to enable RDP to Public IP, but it doesn't work. Router Arris

Router Arris doesn't enable port 3389 to Public IP. Router info: Hardware Software Version Serial Number 517192042224 Bootcode Version 2.2.0.45 Hardware Version 4 Firmware Version 9.1.103GE10 I follow ...
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xrdp only showing the background of servers screen w/o windows open and does not allowd any action

I'm trying to get remote control of RPI with xrdp via PC and via cellphone. The result are the same I can only see the background of servers screen whith mouse cursor but can not do anythig. ...
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Users can't log into XRDP that have not already logged in via ssh

OS: Rocky 8.5 Joined to domain: SSSD A domain user can ssh in, system notably makes the home directory and then the user can login via XRDP. I want to note that the login session show Xvnc instead of ...
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Getting NVidia drivers and xrdp to play together on Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 and Windows Remote Desktop

If I look around the internet, pages like this one sort-of describe how to get NVidia drivers to work with xrdp, but the information is scattered and difficult to follow what exactly should be done. ...
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Reduce bandwith of XRDP

Due to the current pandemic, everyone in my corporation is in HomeOffice right now. At work I have a Workstation running Linux, but for HomeOffice I got a laptop with Windows 10 on it. I just can't ...
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xrdp and tigervnc for Manjaro

There have been greater changes concerning tigervnc and pam/pambase in the last months. Since then, my setup does not work anymore. Does someone have a guide for setting up xrdp + tigervnc + pam for ...
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