Install xrdp on Fedora 42

How to Set Up XRDP on Fedora 42 XFCE 

 Follow these steps for a reliable and quick XRDP setup with XFCE on Fedora 42: 

 

 Install XRDP and XFCE (if not already installed) 

 

 sudo dnf install xrdp xorgxrdp

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2. Enable and Start XRDP Service 

 sudo systemctl enable --now xrdp 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3. Configure the Firewall 

 open Port 3389 for rdp 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 4. Set Up the XFCE Session for XRDP Create a file named .Xclients in your home directory with the following content: 

  echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.Xclients 

 echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.Xclients

 chmod +x ~/.Xclients 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 6. Restart XRDP Services 

 sudo systemctl restart xrdp

sudo systemctl restart xrdp-sesman 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7. Connect via RDP 

 

 

 

 

 Use Devolutions RDM or any RDP client. 

 

 

 Enter your Fedora machine's IP address and credentials. 

 

 

 

 

   

 Summary Table 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 

 Command/Action 

 

 

 

 

 Install XRDP 

 sudo dnf install xrdp xorgxrdp 

 

 

 Enable & start service 

 sudo systemctl enable --now xrdp 

 

 

 Firewall open port 

 sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3389/tcp; sudo firewall-cmd --reload 

 

 

 Configure session 

 echo "xfce4-session" > ~/.Xclients; chmod +x ~/.Xclients 

 

 

 (Optional) SELinux fix 

 sudo chcon --type=bin_t /usr/sbin/xrdp* 

 

 

 Restart XRDP 

 sudo systemctl restart xrdp xrdp-sesman 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This setup gives you a fast, graphical remote desktop on Fedora XFCE with minimal hassle.