How to Install Remote Desktop (RDP) on CentOS 7
How to install XRDP
sudo yum install -y epel-release
yum -y install xrdp tigervnc-server
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl start xrdp
chcon --type=bin_t /usr/sbin/xrdp
chcon --type=bin_t /usr/sbin/xrdp-sesmanHow to Open firewall ports
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=3350/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --add-port=3389/tcp --permanentHow to Install GNOME Desktop Environment
Better to start with
yum -y updateInstall GNOME
yum -y groupinstall "GNOME Desktop" "Graphical Administration Tools" -y
or
sudo yum groupinstall "GNOME DESKTOP" "Graphical Administration Tools" -y
echo "gnome-session" > ~/.Xclients
chmod +x ~/.Xclients
sudo systemctl restart xrdp.serviceSetting GUI target
Since VPS are mostly with the command line interface you will need to set GUI as a boot target so that every time you restart the VPS the OS should boot in GUI environment:
systemctl get-defaultif the output says multi-user.target than you will need to run below command:
sudo systemctl set-default graphical.targetand than reboot by below command
rebootDONE!
Now you can start Remote Desktop in Windows
If you can't find remote desktop in the start menu you can use
Window Key + R and type mstsc.exe
Now go to your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console on the left menu Compute > Instance and select your instance
Copy your public IP and paste in Compute: box of Remote Desktop and connect.
XRDP login menu will popup you will need to login with the "root" user and the password you set for the "root" user
This is how GNOME looks:
How to Install XFCE Desktop Environment
This is preferred desktop environment if you are using VPS system with less resources for example if you are using Oracle Cloud Always Free account this environment recommended.
However if you are a graphics fan you can stick to GNOME.
To Install XFCE start with
sudo yum -y install epel-release
sudo yum -y groupinstall "X Window system"
sudo yum groupinstall -y "Xfce"and to add in XRDP sessions XFCE environment run below command:
echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.Xclients
chmod a+x ~/.Xclients
sudo systemctl restart xrdp.serviceand reboot
rebootHow to Install MATE Desktop Environment
To install MATE its better to uninstall XFCE or GNOME environment.
To uninstall XFCE:
sudo yum groupremove -y "Xfce"
sudo yum remove -y libxfce4*Install MATE by following command:
sudo yum -y groupinstall "X Window system"
sudo yum -y groupinstall "MATE Desktop"
echo "mate-session" > ~/.Xclients
chmod +x ~/.Xclients
sudo systemctl restart xrdp.serviceReboot using this command:
init 6How to Install KDE Desktop Environment
To install KDE you will need X Window system as well to install both in one command use below command:
sudo yum groupinstall 'KDE' 'X Window System'
echo "startkde" > ~/.Xclients
chmod +x ~/.Xclients
sudo systemctl restart xrdp.serviceConnect with Remote Desktop as explained above.
KDE environment looks like as shown below:
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