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I wanted to connect remotely via RDP or VNC to an Ubuntu server with xubuntu-desktop installed. I tried the last 12h to fix this.

I installed both services and started them up and checked if they are active. RDP wasn't complicated an for VNC I followed some more advanced instructions for gnome.

I checked ports 3350, 3389, 6001 and 5901. All are on "listening".

When I try to connect via Windows Remote Desktop I get to this log in screen (link down below) but if I log in with a user account it just crashes during the setup of the connection.

No matter if I select some other methods than xorg (for example: xvnc, x11rdp, any-vnc or session-man) the log always says "failed" for some reason or it crashes.

Screen shot

Connecting via VNC with an android-vnc-viewer app (x.x.x.x:5901) I get to a grey screen with a cursor and can move it around but I can do nothing else.

Same result when I choose the vnc-any option at the login screen in the pic above.

Settings I used here:

  • ip: 127.0.0.1
  • port: 5901
  • vnc serverpw: X

I get to the grey screen with cursor and I can see the cursor of the android-vnc-viewer app moving.

Silo Matix
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seems to be the same issue as 18.04.3 LTS XRDP "login failed for display: 0"

there is a known issue with Ubuntu 18.04.2 and 18.04.3 and xrdp package found in the repository...When you install xrdp from repository on ubuntu 18.04.2 and later, the package needs xorg-xserver-core packages while these point releases have the xorg-xserver-core-hw* packages installed

You have to either

Best option - Install the new xorgxrdp-hwe-18.04 package

Install the new xorgxrdp package by issuing the following command

sudo apt-get install xorgxrdp-hwe-18.04

This should fix your issue

Downgrade xserver-xorg-core packages

  • downgrade xorg-xserver-core-hw* packages to xorg-xserver-core packages and then install the xorgxrdp package

More info on http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=13390

Unofficial xrdp packages compatible with Ubuntu 18.04.3

  • use unofficial xrdp pacakge that can be used against Ubuntu 18.04.3

more info at http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=13455

perform a scripted installation

  • use one of the xrdp installer script to automate the installation

hope this help Till next time

Griffon
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