How to install Xrdp Server (Remote Desktop) on Oracle Linux 8.5
To Install Xrdp Server (Remote Desktop) On Oracle Linux 8.5
Introduction:
Xrdp is a free and open-source implementation of microsoftremote desktop protocol server that enables operating systems other than microsoft windows such as linux operating systems to provide a fully functional rdp-compatible remote desktop experience.
Installation Steps:
Step 1: Check the installed version of OS by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Oracle Linux"
VERSION="8.5
Step 2: Install Server with GUI by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf groupinstall "server with GUI"
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Package Arch Version Repo Size
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Upgrading:
NetworkManager x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 2.3 M
NetworkManager-adsl x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 148 k
NetworkManager-bluetooth x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 174 k
NetworkManager-config-server noarch 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 135 k
NetworkManager-libnm x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 1.8 M
NetworkManager-team x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 152 k
NetworkManager-tui x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 345 k
NetworkManager-wifi x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 193 k
NetworkManager-wwan x86_64 1:1.36.0-7.el8_6 baseos 180 k
glibc-common x86_64 2.28-189.5.el8_6 baseos 1.3 M
glibc-gconv-extra x86_64 2.28-189.5.el8_6 baseos 1.5 M
glibc-langpack-en x86_64 2.28-189.5.el8_6 baseos 833 k
gnome-control-center x86_64 3.28.2-33.el8_6.1 appstream 4.8 M
gnome-control-center-filesystem noarch 3.28.2-33.el8_6.1 appstream 12 k
gnome-initial-setup x86_64 3.28.0-10.el8_6.1 appstream 773 k
kernel-tools x86_64 4.18.0-372.13.1.el8_6 baseos 8.2 M
kernel-tools-libs x86_64 4.18.0-372.13.1.el8_6 baseos 8.0 M
Upgraded:
NetworkManager-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-adsl-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-bluetooth-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-config-server-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.noarch
NetworkManager-libnm-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-team-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-tui-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
NetworkManager-wifi-1:1.36.0-7.el8_6.x86_64
containernetworking-plugins-1:1.0.1-2.module+el8.6.0+971+69b94baf.x86_64
cups-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2.x86_64
cups-client-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2.x86_64
cups-filesystem-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2.noarch
cups-ipptool-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2.x86_64
cups-libs-1:2.2.6-45.el8_6.2.x86_64
curl-7.61.1-22.el8_6.3.x86_64
glibc-all-langpacks-2.28-189.5.el8_6.x86_64
glibc-common-2.28-189.5.el8_6.x86_64
glibc-gconv-extra-2.28-189.5.el8_6.x86_64
glibc-langpack-en-2.28-189.5.el8_6.x86_64
gnome-control-center-3.28.2-33.el8_6.1.x86_64
gnome-control-center-filesystem-3.28.2-33.el8_6.1.noarch
gnome-initial-setup-3.28.0-10.el8_6.1.x86_64
Step 3: Now Install EPEL repository by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf install epel-release
Last metadata expiration check: 0:03:29 ago on Wed 13 Jul 2022 06:20:52 PM EDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
Installing:
epel-release noarch 8-13.el8 extras 23 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 23 k
Installed size: 35 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch.rpm 31 kB/s | 23 kB 00:00
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Total 15 kB/s | 23 kB 00:01
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch 1/1
Running scriptlet: epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch 1/1
Verifying : epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch 1/1
Installed:
epel-release-8-13.el8.noarch
Complete!
Step 4: Install the Xrdp package by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf install xrdp
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 7.3 MB/s | 12 MB 00:01
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 713 kB/s | 1.0 MB 00:01
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Wed 13 Jul 2022 06:25:12 PM EDT.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
xrdp x86_64 1:0.9.19-1.el8 epel 470 k
Installing dependencies:
imlib2 x86_64 1.4.9-8.el8 epel 222 k
Installing weak dependencies:
xrdp-selinux x86_64 1:0.9.19-1.el8 epel 24 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 3 Packages
Total download size: 716 k
Installed size: 2.8 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): xrdp-selinux-0.9.19-1.el8.x86_64.rpm 161 kB/s | 24 kB 00:00
(2/3): imlib2-1.4.9-8.el8.x86_64.rpm 625 kB/s | 222 kB 00:00
(3/3): xrdp-0.9.19-1.el8.x86_64.rpm 1.2 MB/s | 470 kB 00:00
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Total 608 kB/s | 716 kB 00:01
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 1.6 MB/s | 1.6 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0x2F86D6A1:
Userid : "Fedora EPEL (8) <epel@fedoraproject.org>"
Fingerprint: 94E2 79EB 8D8F 25B2 1810 ADF1 21EA 45AB 2F86 D6A1
From : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-8
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Step 5: Enable, Start and Check the Status of Xrdp service by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl enable xrdp
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/xrdp.service → /usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl start xrdp
[root@ linuxhelp]# systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-07-21 14:08:04 IST; 5s ago
Step 6: Stop, Disable and check the status of firewall by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl stop firewalld
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl disable firewalld
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status firewalld
Step 7: Check the IP Address of the system by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: ens160: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether 00:0c:29:8c:15:e2 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet **192.168.6.134/23** brd 192.168.7.255 scope global noprefixroute ens160
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fe8c:15e2/64 scope link noprefixroute
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: virbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 52:54:00:80:53:10 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.122.1/24 brd 192.168.122.255 scope global noprefixroute virbr0
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: virbr0-nic: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether 52:54:00:80:53:10 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
Step 8: Go to Windows Machine and Open Remote Desktop connection application and Enter the IP address as shown in the below image.
Step 9: On the login screen, Enter the Username and Password as shown in the below image.
Snap 10: The Oracle Linux is connected
Conclusion:
We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Xrdp Server (Remote Desktop) on Oracle linux 8.5. Your feedback is much welcome.
Q
Is Xrdp encrypted?
A
Xrdp currently supports all 3 encryption levels via the xrdp. ini file.
Q
Is Xrdp safe to use?
A
Xrdp is a way easy to use in place of other tools because no additional package is required for this
Q
Is Xrdp faster than VNC?
A
The main goal of RDP is resource sharing, not screen sharing. For that reason, it provides a much faster and more efficient way of accessing a remote computer.
Q
Does Xrdp support multiple users?
A
By default, Xrdp will only allow a single session per user account.
Q
What is the difference between RDP and Xrdp?
A
FreeRDP is an implementation of the remote desktop protocol to connect to RDP-Servers.
XRDP is server software to allow other clients to connect to the system using an rdp client.
XRDP is server software to allow other clients to connect to the system using an rdp client.