# Install xRDP

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Important: At least Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) or Debian 10 (Buster) must be used as OS. Newer versions are recommended.
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First, the server should be updated:

```
// Debian
sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade -y

// Ubuntu
sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade -y
```

After the update, the necessary packages will be installed:

```
// Debian
sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies xorg dbus-x11 x11-xserver-utils -y

// Ubuntu
sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop -y
```

Then xRDP can be installed:

```
// Debian
sudo apt install xrdp

// Ubuntu
sudo apt install xrdp
```

After installation, the status should return "**active**":

```
// Debian
sudo systemctl status xrdp

// Ubuntu
sudo systemctl status xrdp
```

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61953937/167338588-910589f1-4cfc-482b-95d1-179f0d58ed66.png)

If the status is okay, a user still needs to be created. Then the xRDP service has to be restarted:

```
// Debian
sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert; sudo systemctl restart xrdp

// Ubuntu
sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert; sudo systemctl restart xrdp
```

When finishing the configuration, you can connect to the root or the respective user data of the server via Remote Desktop. The default port is: 3389

### Connection[​](https://zap-hosting.com/guides/docs/vserver-linux-xrdp#connection) <a href="#connection" id="connection"></a>

The connection can be made via any RDP tool, connected with IP:PORT. When connecting you will be asked for the login data:

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61953937/167338595-c36f7912-4201-478c-8b97-ecfe1fd0773e.png)

After successful login you see the desktop. With Ubuntu it looks a bit different than with Debian:

Ubuntu:

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61953937/167338601-9ad25d8c-b799-4430-aca5-37bd6b122cb6.png)

Debian:

![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/61953937/167338611-9ecaaa54-aa98-4eaa-95d5-968decef2219.png)


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