Remote Desktop for Linux
Remote Desktop for Linux
Hey there, I see you're facing some connectivity issues at home. You're using a Win22 Server in a data center with RDP access, but your main screen is an Ultrawide Display (5120x1440). Everything seems fine when working locally, though resizing windows feels sluggish. You also need Linux Desktop and are considering running xrdp as the RDP server. The machine runs the latest Ubuntu version, but you're struggling to open it via RDP due to slow window creation. Have you checked xrdp's configuration, caching, compression, or any other settings that might help reduce traffic?
Ubuntu should include remote desktop by default, eliminating the need for additional installations: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-he...op.html.ro Would you consider giving it a shot?
Several options exist for remote desktop in Linux, but x2go stands out for its security and minimal setup needs.
Currently I run xrdp with an i5-4xxx on the remote side using KDE. Fast internet connections exist on both ends, so performance is fine for what I need. I believe reducing resolutions and color depth in XFCE could help. Alternatively, you might try VNC, X2Go, or NX. A quirky suggestion but free—if the machines aren’t identical, you can link from home to a Windows PC and from Windows to a Linux desktop via xrdp...
Based on my experience, using RDP on Linux can be unreliable. I found VNC scraping servers more reliable—they handle sessions automatically and don’t require much setup. When I needed to do some development work, I set up a Mint VM with VNC for testing. It ran smoothly. You can also configure the server as a service using tools like Remmina, making it easy to access.