install-gui-gcp-debian

My Primary Goal:

• Log in to a linux GCP VM from a Windows local machine via remote desktop

What do I know:

• (really) basic sh knowledge
• GCP Linux VMs come without Graphical User Interfaces (GUI).
• I need a RDP connection

I am not a linux person, so I made this repo to save infos that I'll forget soon.

Let's go

How to Install a GUI on a Google Cloud Platform Debian 11 VM

I followed this tutorial: https://techviewleo.com/install-lxqt-desktop-environment-on-debian/

always exec this command, because yes:

sudo apt update

install a gui of your choice:

sudo apt install task-lxqt-desktop -y

how to Install a RDP to access the VM through Windows

installing xRDP:

sudo apt -y install xrdp

Exec this commands to make xrdp not user dependent:

sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl restart xrdp

Know issues:

• Only connects to root user. Don't ask me why. I Appreciate any help