How to Create an Ubuntu 22.04 VPS with GUI Desktop on Contabo using RDP - Step-by-Step Tutorial
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 Published On Jun 5, 2022

In this video I show you step-by-step how you can create a very secure Ubuntu 22.04 VPS with Desktop , from scratch, and accecces it by the windows 10 remote desktop connection via RDP and by installing XRDP . And as an optional bonus, how to link it to Google Drive Online Account


Contabo Link : https://cloudtechlinks.com/V23-Contab...


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Build Ubuntu 22.04 with Desktop via Putty SSH Client Commands
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01) adduser xrdpuser (password example : paste se7ye8pc5gh8 )
02) usermod -aG sudo,adm xrdpuser && su xrdpuser
03) sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
04) sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop firefox stacer mmv -y
05) Optional - sudo snap install snap-store
06) cd ~ && wget ht tps://www.c-nergy.be/downloads/xRDP/xrdp-installer-1.4.zip
(please remove the spaces in https)
07) unzip xrdp-installer-1.4.zip && less xrdp-installer-1.4.sh (press q to quit viewer)
08) chmod +x xrdp-installer-1.4.sh && ./xrdp-installer-1.4.sh (P1, P2, P3, P4, P6
09) sudo sed -i 's/3389/53579/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini
10) sudo sed -i 's/#Port 22/Port 53572/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
11) sudo ufw allow 53572 && sudo ufw allow 53579 && sudo ufw enable && sudo ufw status numbered
12) sudo reboot

reconnect via SSH port 53572 using xrdpuser
13) sudo passwd --delete --lock root
14) sudo reboot

PLEASE NOTE : Since making this video, there are a couple of settings that I have found that speed up the responsiveness of this Videos Ubuntu VPS noticeably. The Video explaining what they are is only abound 4 minutes long, and can be found here : https://cloudtechlinks.com/How-to-Spe...
Connect via The Remote Dektop Connection (RDP) port 53579

Configuration
1) ASAP - On desktop, disable all lock screen settings - on privacy options

Optional - If Google Drive Wanted
1) In the Terminal Application :
a) cd /etc/netplan && sudo mmv '*.yaml' '#1.moved-for-youtube' && ls -la
b) sudo wget ht tps://cloudtechlinks.com/V23-cloudtech-dot-yaml --output-document=v23-cloudtech.yaml && ls -la && cat v23-cloudtech.yaml
c) sudo reboot

i) Show how to get a free Google Account
ii) Connect to Google Drive Online account :[email protected]
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d) cd /etc/netplan && sudo rm v23-cloudtech.yaml && sudo mmv '*.moved-for-youtube' '#1.yaml' && ls -la
e) sudo reboot



Connecting via RDP from MacOS :    • How to Use Microsoft Remote Desktop O...  
Connecting via RDP from Chromebook :    • Remote App Chromebook setup  
Connecting via RDP from Linux : https://opensource.com/article/18/6/l...

Video describing how to create a brand new Google Drive Account (if needed) :
   • How to Create Google Account  


Chapters
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0:00 The Video Purpose
1:46 CloudTech YouTube Intro
1:56 The Ubuntu 22.04 VPS purchase Process
5:15 Build Ubuntu 22.04 with Desktop via Putty SSH Client
13:24 Run Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) to Connect to Ubuntu 22.04 VPS
15:38 Configure the Ubuntu 22.04 VPS
16:38 Enable all Online Accounts including Google Drive on Ubuntu 22.04
21:29 YouTube End Card Scene




Transcript : The Ubuntu 22.04 Result
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In this video i will show you how you can get a cloud virtual server running ubuntu 22.04 with a desktop. The VPS has 4 CPUs and 8 gigabytes of memory and costs less than 10 dollars a month.
We will connect to it using remote desktop connection which comes preinstalled on all windows PC’s and means can be accessed from any pc in the world.
Which allows me to learn more about this latest version of Ubuntu , over 20.04, which is the previous long term support version.
And optionally, as a bonus at the end of the video, i will also show you how to connect to google drive, ensuring any work you do on the machine can be easily backed up to the cloud.

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