Remote Desktop Connection from Windows 7/8 to Ubuntu 14.04
Why Ask Ubuntu recommends it
Ask Ubuntu users link it as a step-by-step tutorial for getting RDP from Windows into an Ubuntu 14.04 desktop, and in one case when that tutorial's MATE install failed.
Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2015 to 2015.
What it is
A 19-minute screencast showing how to install the MATE desktop on Ubuntu 14.04 so a Windows 7 or 8 machine can connect with Remote Desktop Protocol. It covers installing MATE, checking the connection, and configuring xrdp for same-session connections. The uploader notes the original MATE PPA was later deprecated and links a replacement.
What people said
Recommends codemonkey · 2015-02 · Ask Ubuntu · on “RDP like tool on Ubuntu”
Just migrated from Windows to Linux. Now I'm on Ubuntu 14.04 x64. My work requires to manage multiple servers with Windows on board, so I create many RDP connections. Often I need to connect to PC placed in my workplace from Windows PC at home. When I was on Windows I used RDP for this. But on Linux it became more difficult. I need RDP like tool which will help me to connect from Windows to Linux and solve problems in list below: GUI, console is not enough because of reason above connect to workplace PC in same session as I leave it prevent anybody to see what I'm doing I already tried: x11vnc . Nice but I can't find the way to block local display and input devices xrdp . Good but it does no
Cites Alex Gordon · 2015-03 · Ask Ubuntu · on “unmet dependencies for mate-desktop”
I need to RDP from my Windows machine into my ubuntu machine. I'm using this tutorial to do that: [this video] It recommends to go to run the following from wiki.mate-desktop.org: and now we install it: finally, we get this: here's my version of ubuntu: What am I doing wrong? How can I RDP into linux from my windows machine?
Cites Claude Rhay · 2015-07 · Ask Ubuntu · on “RDP From Windows 8.1 To Virtualbox Ubuntu 15.04”
Well I have been on to this problem for quite some time now. I've been trying to search for legit answers, but everytime I do, it doesn't seem to work out for me. Mostly, the answers I get is from Ubuntu 14.04, which I'm not sure would work the same with 15.04 I have Ubuntu 15.04 installed on my VirtualBox. Another problem i'm encountering is that when I select "Bridged Adapter" as my network adapter, it won't connect me to the internet. So basically what i'm saying is that I can't do updates and installs when using Bridged Adapter . I have to switch it to NAT in order to do so. Now back to the problem, i've found few answers which I thought would work well. I've installed xrdp and vino . I'