Linux Remote Desktop Server: Multi-User & Multi-session

[@mr.e9150]

You made it so EASY! Thank you. 🙏

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

So glad!

[@bett0diaz]

Hello! Great video. I also use xrdp and it is great with Guacamole, as it can be used from a browser with a great compatibility. Greetings from Argentina!

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Thanks for the info, cheers!

[@TotusEius]

I like this better than the built in 'Sharing' in fedora. Thanks for the video.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Agreed, thanks for watching!

[@sherrilltechnology]

I am doing something similar except with Raspberry Pi's and ThinLinc works very well with Linux Mint, great video!

[@saycheeseordie4458]

I've used xrdp for quite a while and the worst thing that I can say about it is: it's just so good to be true. It's fully rdp-complient, meaning that you CAN connect from windows\android Microsoft RDP client and use all deatures including shared USB, folders and clipboard, and in most cases the only configuration that is required is for you to start xrdp service and open the port. XRDP + Remmina - and to be honest, I cannot ask for better solution for remote desktop.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Hear, hear!

[@eugrus]

A typical problem with xrdp used to be that either (with port 5910) it would create a new session for the same user when reconnecting after a lost connection (instead of connecting the user to his already existing original session) or connect each user to the same session (not his own) when using the port -1. How did you manage to make xrdp's session control work normally?

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

I believe xrdp behavior can very much be related to the distro/package maintainer's default configurations when packaging for the release. That's my theory, at least!

[@DOSputin]

Quality info.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Glad this is useful to you!

[@topherfungus8424]

Hi Stephen, thanks for another great video. I'm sure you know that xrdp has been around for a while. I rely on it quite a bit in my home network, mainly because the performance of VNC is terrible, and because it requires almost no configuration. I use Remmina, another amazing free and open source project, as the client. It supports VNC as well, so I can connect to any Linux, Windows, or Mac host in my network without any problems... and the performance is excellent. I hope maybe you'll take a look at Remmina in a future video.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Remmina has been my go-to client on Linux - thanks for watching and sharing, as well as the suggestion! :)

[@thewhiterussian138]

Hey Stephen great video. One suggestion would be to post the commands you use in the comments. You have to split any HTTPS command by putting a space in between ht and tps "HT TPS" because YT truncates any link that starts with ... Look forward to checking out your channel

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Excellent, and thanks for the tips!

[@othernicksweretaken]

Thank you for introducing this versatile FLOSS terminal server for Linux. It is such a shame that its RPMs aren't contained in the official RHEL package repos. Thus I cannot install it on a host in our environment at my workplace as it won't be able to be patched and updated by our MSS automation.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Yeah, I believe it would need EPEL repo enabled on RHEL. Thanks for sharing!

[@testman9541]

would be nice to be able to connect to an existing open session on the local machine from remote (assistance kind of scenario)

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

I believe the GNOME built-in Settings, Sharing, Remote Desktop addresses this scenario. Try it out! :)

[@peppe540]

Cool video, thanks Stephen! Would be interesting to see if you can copy files back and forth between Windows and Linux. That would be a use case for me, when logging in from work on Windows into home on Linux. Learned a lot again :-)

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Good news, I just tested copying (both directions) between the Windows client and the Linux server used in this video and it works perfectly out of the box! :)

[@peppe540]

@@stephenstechtalks5377 great to hear, thanks for trying out!

[@ewenchan1239]

@@stephenstechtalks5377 Do you run into permissions issue when you are copying files back and forth though?

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

@ewenchan1239 Haven’t noticed any issues!

[@igor_v_kuznetsov]

Thank you for cool video. Also for remote existing solutiond like x2go (very stable and secure) and xpra.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Great tip!

[@cchanote]

Thank you for the video, I am trying XRDP under Debian 12, I am trying to switch from Remote session to local terminal without logging out (disconnected on remote session before trying to login in the local terminal, but I am getting black screen. Any suggestion would be helpful.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

As far as I know, that's a known limitation (security?). A workaround might be having two different accounts set up for local and remote sessions working simultaneously. :)

[@parisahamed1794]

Hi , I have a little problem, if my server haven't a monitor then I can't connect to it by client. I mean connection will close. What should I do? What should I do ?

[@parisahamed1794]

I have fedora 38 ,I install xrdp server and connect to it by Ubuntu remmina. It works as both have separate monitors but as I remove server's monitor connection will close

[@victors5154]

How i can log with domain users?

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

If you need a domain-wide auth solution for users, I'd recommend installing FreeIPA: www.freeipa.org Good luck!

[@victors5154]

@@stephenstechtalks5377 can i contact with you?

[@dreanas1965]

thank you so much❤

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Cheers!

[@arabizaghloul22]

you are the best dude

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Glad you liked it!

[@cernejr]

I am having trouble when logged into my laptop and trying to connect as the same user using xrdp. It is a common problem, I found a solution several times in the past, but now I am unable to find the solution online. Any idea?

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

I found an excellent discussion here: c-nergy.be/blog/?p=16698 Good luck, and if you have time share the results! :) EDIT: More recent discussion here, but for Ubuntu? c-nergy.be/blog/?p=18725

[@buddysnackit1758]

Skip to 7:54

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Will do! :)

[@DarkoLuketic]

That's all nice and well in a VM, but on a real machine, possibly with exotic hardware, like the aspeed gpu, it's a pain in the ass. Because xrdp uses xvnc that needs an xorg server running. Headaches

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Thanks for sharing!

[@w3wesalex3617]

is it possible to do in Ubuntu, one Software install as two Diffrent. Like in Androin lot of apps is there to use one app like dual app, clone or Dual Space, Parallal Space. is it possible to do same thing in Ubuntu.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

No idea! :)

[@garrysingh4484]

Great Video : But - Every time i login into Xrdp, It ask for password way too many times !! I gets really annoying I hope you cover these problems and possible solutions soon in your coming videos

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Thanks for the suggestion!

[@ChaotixAsbestos]

or this shit works via internet or only local network

[@mrmotofy]

As a reminder from Windows Remote is disabled in the Home versions(likely most users), it requires Pro or higher

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Disabled as a sevice in Home, client is enabled - correct!

[@NetBandit70]

Remote desktop on Linux is an insecure, pathetic joke compared to what Windows Professional provides. I can't believe that after 20+ years, Linux doesn't have feature parity with Windows On Windows, you can lock your screen (or leave it unlocked), walk away, and pick up right where you left off via RDP. Your Windows console (physical computer) locks the screen for security and privacy. Linux requires you to leave your screen unlocked, disable screensavers, and can't resize the desktop to match client settings choices like different resolution or multiple monitors. Meanwhile your cubicle neighbor can see everything going on at your system. Nevermind that other quality of life stuff is unavailable or janky, like audio, file transfer, printer redirection, etc.

[@stephenstechtalks5377]

Well then ;) www.nomachine.com/ is for you - has all of what Windows offers plus so much more. Thanks for sharing!