Remote Access(Headless) Ubuntu Desktop in First Boot
I Have Raspberry Pi 4. I Had Ubuntu Server 20.04 on Which from First Boot I Can Have Remote Access(Headless). Now I Have Installed Ubuntu Desktop 20.10. I Have...
I have raspberry pi 4. I had ubuntu server 20.04 on which from first boot i can have remote access(headless) . Now i have installed ubuntu desktop 20.10 . I have laptop with windows 10(but no separate keyboard and mouse)(i have 1 separate monitor only) . how can i operate my pi with laptop with help of ethernet cable or local wifi or any other cable from first boot? Thanks in advance.
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@Terrance's comment is spot on. Follow the instructions at for installing the server.
On step 5 (Install a desktop), I elected to use the regular desktop instead of one of the lightweight ones, so I just ran sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop. So far, the Raspberry Pi 4 seems up to the task.
I could not get VNC working, so I instead installed xrdp and used a Remote Desktop client to connect to it. When I connected, it wanted me to finish some setup tasks, and that might be why it was being difficult with VNC.
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