Remote Desktop from Windows to Linux

To connect to remote linux from windows desktop:

Enable desktop sharing

On linux, from menu select Remote Desktop

System > Preferences > Internet and Networking > Remote Desktop

Check the first two check boxes as shown in figure below.

Image:linux_remote_desktop.jpg
That’s all. Gnome desktop us vinagre, a VNC software to allow remote desktop connection. You can now connect from Windows computer with any VNC Viewer software.

Connecting From Windows

You can use

http://www.tightvnc.com/ (free)

To connect double click the VNC Viewer software.

Enter IP Address of your Linux computer, click connect.

Image:linux_remote_desktop_vnc_1.jpg

You will be able to see remote link desktop now.

Image:linux_remote_desktop_vnc_2.jpg

If you can’t it will be firewall on your PC or Remote Linux computer, on linux computer stop firewall by

service network stop
iptables -L

Click full screen image from tool bar to go full screen, to exit full screen

CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + F

You can also use RealVNC to connect to Linux desktop same way, but tightVNC looks better.

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