Linux – Remote desktop into a linux machine, is this possible

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I have a VPS by my host running on a linux server, and they have given me SSH access.

Is it possible to remote desktop into the server, like you can on Windows, so that I can physcially click on things rather than having to use SSH commands?

Surely this must be running on Fedora or Ubuntu etc. so there is some type of OS.

You would probably have to install something on the servers end I suppose but just want to know if its possible and what the options are.

And before you say "why not ask your host" I find superuser responses are usually much quicker 🙂

Best Answer

Yes, you can do a remote desktop on Linux.

The standard RDP protocol is supported, assuming that the appropriate packages are installed. Since you don't know which distribution you're running, I can't tell you which packages are appropriate.

You can also do a VNC desktop. VNC is a protocol which is lighter weight than RDP.

Thirdly, you can also run X applications over a network. If you run 'ssh -x hostname' then any X programs running on the remote system will display on the local system.

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