I have tried instructions for xrdp and tigervnc and neither have worked. Either I get a black screen and then a disconnect (xrdp) or I receive "some error" or no connection (tigervnc).
Example instructions for xrdp: https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-20-04-remote-desktop-access-from-windows-10
Example instructions that do work with xfce and SSH tunnel: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-20-04/ https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-on-ubuntu-20-04
What I'm asking is whether the Budgie desktop can be remoted w/o using xfce?
Edit: Yes, following the answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54488208/how-to-remote-connect-from-windows-10-to-ubuntu-budgie-18-04-using-default-deskt