Remote Desktop XRDP [Connect to Ubuntu from Windows]

Sources:

https://medium.com/@vivekteega/how-to-setup-an-xrdp-server-on-ubuntu-18-04-89f7e205bd4e


You need to install 2 things
xrdp
display manager

Step 1- Install xRDP

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xrdp 

Step 2- Install your preferred desktop environment

# XFCEsudo apt-get install xfce4
#Optional stuff
sudo apt-get install xfce4-terminal
sudo apt-get install gnome-icon-theme-full tango-icon-theme

or

# MATEsudo apt-get install mate-core mate-desktop-environment mate-notification-daemon

Step 3- Tell xRDP to use your environment

# XFCEsudo sed -i.bak '/fi/a #xrdp multiple users configuration \n xfce-session \n' /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

or

# MATEsudo sed -i.bak '/fi/a #xrdp multiple users configuration \n mate-session \n' /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

Step 4- Firewall permission

# allow just RDP through the local firewall
sudo ufw allow 3389/tcp# restart xrdp 
sudo /etc/init.d/xrdp restart

Step 5 - Add configuration

echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession