Remote Desktop to Ubuntu (headless) from a Windows XP PC

[drdoug]

I was reading the thread "Remote Desktop to Ubuntu from a Windows XP PC", which came close to what I'm trying to do. I have a Linux box that I'm trying to set-up using a remote desktop (using Windows XP) without have into login at the linux box and without a display, mouse, or keyboard attached (to the linux box). Anyone have any ideas on how to do this? All comments welcome. - drdoug

[jbennet]

use VNC.

[sloan31]

I highly recommend NX client and server from nomachine

[hitesh_09]

hlow....how to configure remote desktop xp to ubuntu...

plz help...me

[richieking]

use putty, there is windows version. It will give you the cmd line just as ubuntu server. very handy.

just google putty.

[Computerphile]

Putty (any SSH client) will only work if the Ubuntu machine is already set up with a working network interface and has a SSH server installed and running. If the machine is running Ubuntu Server there should be no problem checking the box for SSH Server during the installation of Ubuntu Server.