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💻 Installs a full XFCE desktop environment and XRDP server on Ubuntu, enabling remote desktop access to run QGroundControl, DroneKit scripts, Prometheus, Grafana, and LangChain-based AI agents. This script is the foundation for developing, testing, and teaching agentic drone systems in a cloud-hosted environment. Ideal for educators, drone devel…
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # === STEP 0: Update System === | |
| echo "[*] Updating system..." | |
| sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y | |
| # === STEP 1: Install XFCE Desktop Environment === | |
| echo "[*] Installing XFCE4 desktop environment..." | |
| sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y xfce4 xfce4-session | |
| # === STEP 2: Install XRDP and dependencies === | |
| echo "[*] Installing XRDP and Xorg backend..." | |
| sudo apt-get install -y xrdp xorgxrdp | |
| sudo systemctl enable xrdp | |
| # === STEP 3: Add xrdp user to ssl-cert group === | |
| echo "[*] Adding xrdp to ssl-cert group..." | |
| sudo adduser xrdp ssl-cert | |
| # === STEP 4: Configure xrdp to use XFCE === | |
| echo "[*] Configuring XRDP to use XFCE4..." | |
| echo "startxfce4" > ~/.xsession | |
| # Patch /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh to avoid blank screen | |
| echo "[*] Patching /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh to launch XFCE..." | |
| sudo sed -i.bak '/fi/a startxfce4' /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh | |
| # === STEP 5: Restart XRDP service === | |
| echo "[*] Restarting XRDP..." | |
| sudo systemctl restart xrdp | |
| # === STEP 6: Set password for current user === | |
| echo "[*] Setting password for user: $USER" | |
| sudo passwd $USER | |
| # === STEP 7: Open port 3389 for RDP === | |
| echo "[*] Allowing RDP through firewall (TCP 3389)..." | |
| sudo ufw allow 3389/tcp | |
| sudo ufw reload | |
| # === DONE === | |
| echo "[✅] XRDP setup complete. You can now connect via RDP to your VM using:" | |
| echo "👉 IP or External DNS" | |
| echo "👉 Port: 3389" | |
| echo "👉 Username: $USER" | |
| echo "👉 Password: the one you just set" |
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