CentOS 7: Connect to Xfce desktop environment via XRDP


Table of Contents

1 Install Xfce desktop environment

Install Xfce desktop environment with this.

2 Install XRDP

Install XRDP.

$ sudo yum install -y epel-release$ sudo yum install -y xrdp$ sudo systemctl enable xrdp$ sudo systemctl start xrdp

Open XRDP port.

$ sudo firewall-cmd –add-port=3389/tcp –permanent$ sudo firewall-cmd –reload

3 Create ~/.Xclients

Create .Xclients in home directory of user to be connected.

$ echo “xfce4-session” > ~/.Xclients$ chmod a+x ~/.Xclients

4 Connect to Xfce desktop environment via XRDP

The rdesktop connection is as the following.

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