OCI allows upto 6 cores and 24GB memory for arm based system on free tier accounts.
Here's how you can setup a virtual pc in a few steps
This is assuming you already have an OCI account, have created a virtual machine and ssh'ed in.
1. Firewall Settings :
Add Ingress Rules => Allow TCP Port: 3389
2. Dependencies and Configuration:
Run all of these =>
3. Set a strong password:
4. Disable animations for better performance
If for any reason you would return to the full colours being transmitted by XRDP :
5. Set Display variable for SSH terminal
That's all. Connect to your VM with any RDP client of your choice.
Enjoy ;)
Here's how you can setup a virtual pc in a few steps
This is assuming you already have an OCI account, have created a virtual machine and ssh'ed in.
1. Firewall Settings :
Add Ingress Rules => Allow TCP Port: 3389
2. Dependencies and Configuration:
Run all of these =>
Bash:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y \
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop xrdp stacer -y
Bash:
sudo cp /etc/iptables/rules.v4 /etc/iptables/rules.v4.bak && sudo truncate -s 0 /etc/iptables/rules.v4 \
sudo rm /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.color.policy3. Set a strong password:
Bash:
sudo passwd ubuntu4. Disable animations for better performance
Bash:
sudo sed -i 's/max_bpp=32/max_bpp=16/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini && sudo reboot
Bash:
sudo sed -i 's/max_bpp=16/max_bpp=32/g' /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini && sudo reboot5. Set Display variable for SSH terminal
Bash:
echo "export DISPLAY=:10.0" >> ~/.profile && rebootThat's all. Connect to your VM with any RDP client of your choice.
Enjoy ;)
