How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10?

Solution 1:

1. Input the following line to install vino:

   sudo apt-get install vino
   

2. Input the following line to configure vino:

   vino-preferences
   

Follow the onscreen instructions to make changes to your remote desktop sharing preferences.

1. Go to XFCE settings manager and select "session and startup" and "application auto start"

2. Click Add and Enter the following command to start the vino server:

   /usr/lib/vino/vino-server
   

Solution 2:

Install the xrdp server ( Remote Desktop Protocol Server). It allows to connect to your ubuntu box from any rdp client.

What the other answer describe is called "desktop sharing" and is not the same thing as "remote desktop" . See the accepted answer for this question for more explanation :

"Remote Desktop" in Ubuntu is not the same thing as in Windows. It's intended to share your running desktop with someone else. In 11.10, it's been renamed to "Desktop Sharing" to better reflect that.

Solution 3:

try sudo apt-get install xrdp. This allows you to connect to the Ubuntu from RDP software or remote desktop of windows.

Solution 4:

On Ubuntu 16.04 :

apt-get install xrdp xfce4
echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession
/etc/init.d/xrdp restart

You could connect after from Windows or Linux.