In this video Grant installs xRDP and TigerVNC servers on CentOS 7 Linux.
- [Voiceover] RDP, or Remote Desktop…Protocol, is a proprietary protocol…developed by Microsoft…for doing remote desktop.…RDP clients exist for many…different operating systems…besides Windows, including Linux,…Unix, macOS, iOS,…Android, and others.…RDP used to be called Terminal Services…in Windows, and it's now called…Remote Desktop Connection.…Over the years, Microsoft has added…encryption, acceleration,…multimedia features like audio playback…and video acceleration,…as well as USB redirection.…
To do remote desktop with RDP,…we'll be installing XRDP server…on our CentOS Linux VM.…XRDP uses TigerVNC,…so we'll be installing that as well.…We will need to install…two third party software repositories,…EPEL, and NUX, N-U-X.…To start out, let's click…on Applications and start up…the FireFox web browser.…In the URL bar,…type in li.nux.ro…/repos.html.…
The line we're interested in…is the one that says EL7,…Enterprise Linux 7.…This will be the package…we need for CentOS Linux 7.…Right click,…select Save Link As,…and we'll save it…
Author
Grant McWilliams
Released
12/15/2016Note: The topics below map to elements of the Essential Commands section of the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator exam. Learn more about LFCS certification at https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/lfcs.
- Installing GUI desktop environments: GNOME, KDE, MATE, and more
- Preparing your virtual machine for remote access
- Installing and configuring VNC, RDP, and X2Go
- Choosing a terminal and shell
- Accessing the Linux CLI
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. GUI Introduction
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Explore Linux GUI choices4m 15s
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Install GNOME34m 1s
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Install KDE 42m 27s
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Explore KDE 44m 56s
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Install MATE3m 20s
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Explore MATE4m 37s
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Install Cinnamon3m 1s
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Explore Cinnamon4m 3s
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Install Xfce3m 10s
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Explore Xfce4m 49s
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Summary of Linux GUI choices2m 24s
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2. GUI Remote Access
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GUI remote access1m 51s
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Install VNC4m 52s
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Configure VNC5m 43s
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Troubleshoot VNC8m 49s
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Install RDP2m 41s
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Configure RDP4m 14s
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Install X2Go3m 51s
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Configure X2Go2m 12s
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3. CLI Introduction
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The Linux command line4m 4s
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Choosing a terminal4m 40s
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Choosing a shell3m 47s
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Introducing Bash5m 30s
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4. CLI Remote Access
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Access the Linux CLI on iOS1m 52s
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Conclusion
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Next Steps55s
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