Adding desktop to ubuntu server install#
It is worth noting that it’s possible to install xRDP without installing a desktop first, however, the user experience would be similar to that of the terminal experience offered when connecting by an SSH client. GNOME will be the chosen desktop interfaceĪlthough Ubuntu 17.10 “ Artful Aardvark” has dropped the Unity 7 desktop, instead of switching to GNOME Shell, the Azure Marketplace image is deployed without the desktop package installed.Ubuntu Server version 17.10 has been deployed from the Azure Marketplace.The following assumptions have been made: This makes available a more familiar and user friendly remote desktop style connection. This article shows the steps involved in installing the GNOME desktop and xRDP package on an Ubuntu virtual machine running in Azure.
For seasoned Linux admin this is fine but for anyone new to the operating system or looking for a quick method of troubleshooting, this style of administration can initially seem daunting or time consuming. SSH is the default method when connecting to an Ubuntu server deployed from the Azure Marketplace.
Adding desktop to ubuntu server windows#
Running Linux machines in the cloud brings with it a number of benefits such as additional stability, security and affordability over that of its Windows counterpart. With Linux now running on two out of every five server instances on Azure, interaction with Linux based systems is becoming an ever increasing occurrence for system administrators. Microsoft is continually working with different Linux communities to add evermore distributions to the Azure Marketplace.
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