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I'm really new to the whole Ubuntu thing, I've been and still am a windows user, for my windows server I would just use RDC (remote desktop connection) and be done with it, as in apps are still running when I close RDC.

For Ubuntu I've been using SSH but as soon as I close it anything I've started ends. Also while I prefer a GUI it seems that most stuff in the Ubuntu is terminal based and I'm ok learning this.

I'm currently running the standard version of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

MadMike
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For Ubuntu I've been using SSH but as soon as I close it anything I've started ends

Have a look at the command nohup and the "&" at the end of a command. You can use those for commands and scripts your want to keep running when you exit a shell.

As an alternative we also have muliplexers that can create a session that is kept alive when exiting the shell. screen and tmux (here is an comparison) are pretty famous in that regard.

By the way: if you like that kind of setup ... a remote desktop connection is also possible for Ubuntu: Remmina is the default client; it just needs a bit of configuring on the client and server.

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Here's what I do on a daily basis to remote into an Ubuntu Server.

On Windows machine: Install PuTTY and x11vnc viewer

On Ubuntu Server: Install ssh and x11vnc

From Windows PC:

1 - Launch PuTTY

2 - Connect to IP via ssh

3 - At the terminal run this command:

sudo x11vnc -display :0 -auth guess

Or you may need to be root

su -

then

x11vnc -display :0 -auth guess

Once x11vnc is running via terminal continue to next step...

4 - Launch x11vnc viewer on the Windows machince 5 - Enter the IP address of the Ubuntu Server and voila you're now looking at the GUI desktop of your Ubuntu Server.

Good Luck and Enjoy!

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