How To Remote Desktop Ubuntu 21.04

We can control Ubuntu desktop similar like Windows RDP, which all mouse movement and application is sync and same with the user login in the PC / laptop. We will login similar as graphical desktop.

If you want to have the same experience mirror like Windows Remote Desktop, then you can install install and use X11VNCServer.

sudo apt-get install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd
x11vnc -usepw

Then, you can create a file execution “x11.sh” via SSH or directly to the host PC/Laptop/Server

#!/bin/bash
x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -safer -forever -display :0 -bg -o /home/YOUR-USERNAME/x11.log

Then you just execute this with

sh x11.sh

To start connect with your Ubuntu Remote Desktop, you can use several VNC client. My recommendation is https://www.realvnc.com/en/connect/download/viewer/