Table of Contents
- 1. Install GNOME Flashback desktop environment
- 2. Install TigerVNC
- 3. Install XRDP
- 4. Create ~/.xsessionrc
- 5. Connect to GNOME Flashback desktop environment via XRDP
1 Install GNOME Flashback desktop environment
Install the following packages.
$ sudo apt install -y gnome-panel metacity
2 Install TigerVNC
Install TigerVNC with the following script.
#!/bin/shset -e# Install TigerVNC.sudo apt remove -y vnc4serversudo apt-get install -y git devscripts xserver-xorg-devmkdir tigervnccd tigervncgit clone tigervnc/git checkout ff872614b507d0aa8bfbd09ef41550390cfe658aln -s contrib/packages/deb/ubuntu-xenial/debianchmod a+x debian/rulessudo apt install -y $(dpkg-checkbuilddeps 2>&1 | sed -e ‘s/.*build dependencies://g’ -e ‘s/([^)]*)//g’)fakeroot debian/rules binarycd ..sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb || (sudo apt -f install -y && sudo dpkg -i ./*.deb)cd ..
3 Install XRDP
Install XRDP.
$ sudo apt install -y xrdp
4 Create ~/.xsessionrc
Create .xsessionrc in home directory of user to be connected.
$ cat <<EOF > ~/.xsessionrcgnome-panel &metacity &EOF
5 Connect to GNOME Flashback desktop environment via XRDP
The rdesktop connection is as the following.
