Set up XRDP remote desktop on Raspberry Pi
With RDP you have to live with the following restrictions:
- The development of open-source software depends on the RDP protocol development. That means you do not get all the features and flexibility of VNC solutions here.
- RDP is a security issue over insecure networks because all data is transmitted in plain text. So also entered usernames and passwords.
- XRDP (the Linux RDP) connects to a separate screen each session. So you can not return to the current screen or to an existing one.
- Install Remote Desktop Service on Raspberry Pi.
- Start RDP session from a Windows client.
Windows Remote Desktop Service is implemented by the "xrdp" package and must be installed first.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xrdp
Whether the Remote Desktop Service has been successfully installed and running can be checked as follows.
sudo systemctl status xrdp
The status information "Loaded: loaded" and "Active: active (running)" show that the service is loaded and automatically started.
Solution: Start the Remote Desktop session on the Windows client
Tested with Windows 10.
To build a remote desktop session, Windows has the Microsoft Terminal Services Client (MSTSC). There are three ways to access this program.
- Call the client via "Start> Run> mstsc".
- Via the Explorer by calling "c: \ Windows \ system32 \ mstsc.exe".
- Search for apps: "apps: mstsc".
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