Remote Desktop into Ubuntu

hiyajac · 10 Oct 2011 at 20:55

Hi, I have set up a Ubuntu Server 10.04.03 LTS and installed the ubuntu-desktop on a HP MicroServer. The server is running headless. So I need to way remote connect into the server. What is the best remote desktop server package in Ubuntu? I always need to connect into it from a Windows 7 laptop.

I have tried VNC but it's quite lag especially on the screen refresh. I have also tried xrdp but it seems that there is a bug in the package where I only can connect it ONCE, and I need to reboot the machine before I can connect it again.

hiyajac · 11 Oct 2011 at 10:51

SMN said:
Do you need the gui? If not just use ssh (silly as it sounds).

Yeah I am already using puTTY. But I need gui sometimes.

hiyajac · 12 Oct 2011 at 00:28

Thanks for the info. Will try the freenx. But I am still looking for similar software like RDP which is much smoother than VNC.

hiyajac · 14 Oct 2011 at 11:19

staylo said:
Bear in mind also that VNC is not a secure protocol. If you're already using putty you can use TCP tunnelling to tunnel the VNC connection through the SSH session for security.

Can you provide more info/guides on how to create the TCP tunnelling?