I have tried to use the xrdp to remotely connect from Windows to Lubuntu. I have tried several ways and have followed several guides but nothing worked.
When trying to connect from Windows I am asked for username and password. I enter them but the only thing that is displayed is some kind of gray screen and the cursor is just an cross. Nothing happens after that.
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First open a terminal and enter sudo apt-get install xrdp.
When that is installed enter sudo nano /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh in the terminal.
Make sure the last line looks like this:
. /etc/X11/Xsession
Then go to your home folder, rightclick and select Show hidden.
If there is no file named .xsession, create it. If there is a filed named like that, open it and make sure that it looks like this when your done: lxsession -e LXDE -s Lubuntu
Now type sudo service xrdp restart in the terminal to restart xrdp. Now it should work :)
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1I have to tell you that I always come back to this answer after re-setting up my server. I'm so glad that you wrote this! – codepleb May 19 '18 at 08:55
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1My last line looks like this: exec /bin/sh /etc/X11/Xsession and it's working too .. just a bit different call. – Christian Casutt Jan 09 '21 at 09:49
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On my old A/Open Digital Engine (Intel 945GM Express Chipset) with Lubuntu 18.04 this works, but it breaks Xorg on the console. – Frank van Wensveen Jul 27 '21 at 12:01