Remote Desktop Connection from Windows 7 to Ubuntu 12.04
Demonstrates how to complete a remote desktop connection from a Windows 7 desktop to an Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. A software package xrdp is installed from Ubuntu Software Center to an Ubuntu 12.04 desktop making the Ubuntu desktop a Remote Desktop Protocol Server.
To turn off xrdp Remote Desktop Protocol Server use "sudo service xrdp stop" and to turn it back on use "sudo service xrdp start" from the command line.
This video does not cover keyboard mapping. For a more detailed answer on keyboard mapping see "http://askubuntu.com/questions/216230...".
To check out an Ubuntu Remote Desktop client see "Explore Remote Desktop Connection from Ubuntu 12 to MS Windows."- • Explore Remote Desktop Connection fro...
To check out how to connect to an Ubuntu 13.04 desktop or an Ubuntu 12.10 desktop with Windows 7 or 8 see "Remote Desktop Connection from Windows 8 to Ubuntu 13.04"- • Remote Desktop Connection from Window...
Updated 10-4-2013. If after installing xrdp you have trouble with the "d" key when using rdp see "ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=159587" or see "http://askubuntu.com/questions/284481..."
Additional Info:
How to use Remote Desktop connection against Ubuntu 12.04- http://c-nergy.be/blog/?p=2879
X11RDP-o-Matic- http://scarygliders.net/