XRDP : Easiest way to Remote Desktop on Linux

XRDP is a program for providing connections to an X display using Microsoft's Remote Desktop protocol/client. It is useful for getting a remote GUI to a Linux server from a Windows machine without having to install an X server on the Windows machine, or on a machine that can't run an X server but can use a Remote Desktop client, such as a Windows Mobile phone. (Source : en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Xrdp)

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I’ll be using Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)

Since xrdp requires a vnc server, one is automatically installed with xrdp, BUT the only working one is tightvnc (if you have already installed vnc4server, remove it) so you MUST install tightvnc first, either using synaptic or the following command:

$ sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

Now Install the xrdp server via synaptic or with this command :

$ sudo apt-get install xrdp

Now in order to get the proper keyboard map and theme in GNOME, you need to make a modification:

• Open gconf-editor either by typing that in a console, or in the Alt+F2 window.
• Then, Inside gconf-editor, navigate to /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/plugins/keyboard and set “active” to false.

That’s it. your Remote Desktop sever should be up and running.