> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ploegert.gitbook.io/til/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ploegert.gitbook.io/til/programmy/azure/setup-azure-vm-ubuntu-server-to-be-desktop.md). # Setup Azure VM Ubuntu Server to be Desktop The following describes how to use an Azure VM to install Ubuntu Desktop ```bash sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop sudo apt install xrdp sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert #sudo ufw allow from 192.168.33.0/24 to any port 3389 sudo ufw allow 3389 ``` ### Restart the VM Restart the vm using the azure portal ### The next task that we need to do is to install and configure xRDP Create a Downloads folder under your home directory, and go to there: ```bash mkdir Downloads cd Downloads ``` ### Download Download the next zip file (that contains the script to install and configure xRDP for Unity Interface).. I’ll give credits to Griffon who’s wrote the original one install-xrdp-1.9.1.zip ```bash wget -O ~ https://tym1zq.bn.files.1drv.com/y4mWThEWEC0iKojSq34rQCdsw4GdG0dkbpLTLPMHJRT6AXndOq1f8rZ2VvTAi2g9lpg3CFrHKnG9XcF5FXPeR9FdOjdg9Oyvu8BIlxY4xXLR1HsI-1vRM4SIGr5Ik39gzKceZL3fqgROkVn3aMmYZEQI6xrFfVLYyMfC-RvBFjYGxLCNp8BpuqRu_LFVsVfAdi-/install-xrdp-1.9.1.zip # Because I need it in the next step, install unzip sudo apt-get install unzip # Ok, now unzip the file to get the script unzip install-xrdp-1.9.1.zip # Change the file permissions by: chmod +x ~/Downloads/install-xrdp-1.9.1.sh sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -y install xfce4 sudo apt install xfce4-session ``` ### References: * * * *