14.04.3 xrdp "gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d" not Work

Question

I installed ubuntu 14.04.3

I installed xwindows

sudo apt-get install --install-recommends ubuntu-desktop
sudo reboot

sudo apt-get install xrdp
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback    

and .xsession setting..

echo "gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d" > ~/.xsession
sudo service xrdp restart

and windows 7 - remote desktop connect

id & password insert -> login ok.

My Screen

all grey.. center "X" mark..
2~3 seconds later screen close!

Why not connect "Ubuntu 14.04.3" "gnome-session --session=ubuntu-2d" or "gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback" session?

Answer 1

unity-2d and gnome-session are not working anymore with xrdp since Ubuntu 12.10. Unity-2d does not exists in Ubuntu 14.04. xrdp and gnome session are not working well together.

So to be able to use xrdp and Ubuntu 14.04 is to install an alternate desktop interface that will be used while connected through xrdp.

step 1 - install xrdp

sudo apt-get install xrdp 

Step 2 - install alternate desktop (we will install mate-desktop because similar to gnome 2 desktop)

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment mate-notification-daemon

Step 3 - tell xrdp to use the mate-desktop when performing remote desktop session

echo mate-session >~/.xsession 

Update info - Important:

witht the final release of ubuntu 16.04, Step 3 seems not to work anymore. To be able to connect via remote desktop and access the mate desktop, you will need to modify the /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh. add after the fi line the following command

mate-session

Save it and give it a try. You should then be able to access your remote desktop

Reference links Install xrdp on Ubuntu 16.04

Answer 2

Have you tried this:

Enter the tty 

and type this in

startx

and then this from the terminal:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall unity2d
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yaunnu/boot-repair
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y boot-repair && boot-repair

and it might work fine this way.