Raspberry-Pi : XRDP

 

 

Install Linux Remote Desktop Protocol

$pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo apt-get install xrdp

 

You must then enable the VNC interface

 

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo raspi-config

 

Select Interfacing Options

     Enable VNC

 

 

sudo apt-get remove -y xrdp vnc4server tightvncserver

 

sudo apt-get install -y tightvncserver

 

sudo apt-get install -y xrdp

 

or

 

 

 

sudo apt-get install vnc4server

 

followed by either a reboot or a

 

sudo service xrdp restart, my xrdp now works.

 

 

 

 

For a really good terminal program for windows try

Mobaxterm

 

What is my Raspberry Pi IP Address?

$pi@raspberrypi ~ $ IP A

   or

$pi@raspberrypi ~ $ hostname -I    

   or

$pi@raspberrypi ~ $ ifconfig

 

In MobaXterm create a new session, RDP

     enter the Pi's IP address and ID

 

What is my Raspberry Pi  network name?

$pi@raspberrypi ~ $ hostname -f

  (a.k.a. Fully Qualified Domain Name)

 

 

Did you know...

Raspberry Pi LAN chip is smart enough to reconfigure itself for direct network connections (in the past older computers would have needed a special “cross-over” cable).