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Installing xRDP and xfce Desktop on Amazon Linux

Install xRDP

sudo yum update -y
# amazon-linux-extras removed on Amazon Linux 2023
sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel
sudo yum install -y xrdp
sudo systemctl enable xrdp

Configure xRDP

Disable copy-paste bidirectional: /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini has cliprdr setting. Just set it to false

Install xfce Desktop

sudo yum groupinstall -y xfce  
sudo reboot
echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.Xclients
chmod a+x .Xclients

Unknown (2023-09-25 15:18:26)
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