How to Install Xrdp Server On Debian 11.4

To Install Xrdp Server (Remote Desktop) On Debian 11.4

Introduction:

The Xrdp server is a free and open-source implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that allows other operating systems (such as Linux and BSD-style) to provide fully functional RDP-compatible remote desktops.

Installation Procedure:

Step 1: Check the installed version of OS by using the below command

root@debian:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11
Codename:       bullseye

Step 2: Next Update APT repository cache by using the below command

root@debian:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Reading package lists... Done

Step 3: Now Install the Xrdp package by using below command.

root@debian:~# apt install xrdp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  dbconfig-common dbconfig-mysql default-mysql-client galera-4 icc-profiles-free libaio1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl
  libconfig-inifiles-perl libdbd-mariadb-perl libdbi-perl libfcgi-bin libfcgi-perl libfcgi0ldbl libhtml-template-perl
  libjs-bootstrap4 libjs-codemirror libjs-jquery libjs-jquery-mousewheel libjs-jquery-timepicker libjs-jquery-ui
  libjs-openlayers libjs-popper.js libjs-sizzle libjs-sphinxdoc libjs-underscore libmariadb3 libonig5 libterm-readkey-perl
  libzip4 mariadb-client-10.5 mariadb-client-core-10.5 mariadb-common mariadb-server-10.5 mariadb-server-core-10.5 mysql-common
  node-jquery rsync socat
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
Suggested packages:
  guacamole xrdp-pulseaudio-installer
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  xrdp
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 214 not upgraded.


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Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye/main amd64 xrdp amd64 0.9.12-1.1 [446 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package xrdp.
(Reading database ... 143193 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../xrdp_0.9.12-1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking xrdp (0.9.12-1.1) ...
Setting up xrdp (0.9.12-1.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.4-2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-13+deb11u3) ...

Step 4: Start the Xrdp service by using the below command.

root@debian:~# systemctl start xrdp

Step 5: Check the status of Xrdp by using the below command.

root@debian:~# systemctl status xrdp
● xrdp.service - xrdp daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-07-04 20:45:02 CDT; 6min ago
       Docs: man:xrdp(8)
             man:xrdp.ini(5)
    Process: 535 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh /usr/share/xrdp/socksetup (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Process: 546 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/xrdp $XRDP_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 555 (xrdp)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4623)
     Memory: 1.5M
        CPU: 60ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/xrdp.service
             └─555 /usr/sbin/xrdp

Jul 04 20:45:01 debian xrdp[546]: (546)(140658685122368)[INFO ] address [0.0.0.0] port [3389] mode 1


Jul 04 20:45:01 debian xrdp[546]: (546)(140658685122368)[INFO ] listening to port 3389 on 0.0.0.0
Jul 04 20:45:01 debian xrdp[546]: (546)(140658685122368)[INFO ] xrdp_listen_pp done
Jul 04 20:45:01 debian xrdp[546]: (546)(140658685122368)[DEBUG] Closed socket 7 (AF_INET6 :: port 3389)
Jul 04 20:45:01 debian systemd[1]: xrdp.service: Can't open PID file /run/xrdp/xrdp.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permit>
Jul 04 20:45:02 debian systemd[1]: Started xrdp daemon.
Jul 04 20:45:03 debian xrdp[555]: (555)(140658685122368)[INFO ] starting xrdp with pid 555
Jul 04 20:45:03 debian xrdp[555]: (555)(140658685122368)[INFO ] address [0.0.0.0] port [3389] mode 1
Jul 04 20:45:03 debian xrdp[555]: (555)(140658685122368)[INFO ] listening to port 3389 on 0.0.0.0
Jul 04 20:45:03 debian xrdp[555]: (555)(140658685122368)[INFO ] xrdp_listen_pp done

Step 6: Next Enable the Xrdp service by using the below command

root@debian:~# systemctl enable xrdp
Synchronizing state of xrdp.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable xrdp

Step 7: Add Xrdp user to SSL-Cert group by using the below command

root@debian:~# sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert
Adding user `xrdp' to group `ssl-cert' ...
Adding user xrdp to group ssl-cert
Done.

Step 8: Restart the xrdp service by using the below command

root@debian:~# systemctl restart xrdp

Step 9: Check the status from firewall by using the below command

root@debian:~# sudo ufw status
Status: inactive

Step 10: Allow port in firewall using the below command

root@debian:~# sudo ufw allow 3389
Skipping adding existing rule
Skipping adding existing rule (v6)

Step 11: Again, Check the status from firewall by using the below command

root@debian:~# sudo ufw status
Status: inactive

Step 12: Next, check the IP Address of the system by using the below command

root@debian:~# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: ens33: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:0c:29:e3:e1:a1 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp2s1
    inet 192.168.6.131/23 brd 192.168.7.255 scope global noprefixroute ens33
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::20c:29ff:fee3:e1a1/64 scope link noprefixroute
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Step 13: Open your local Xrdp client and connect to the remote as shown in the below image

Step 14: On the login screen, enter click �YES�� as shown in the image