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Alexander Zeitler
Asked: 2024-06-18 23:07:05 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 24.04 via RDP lacks window elements like minimize button

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When accessing Ubuntu 24.04 using RDP (via xrdp), it lacks window elements like the minimize/hide button:

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Is there a way to have this element available in a RDP session as well?

24.04

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    To change the appearance of the desktop from the default gnome to Ubuntu, create the hidden file /home/$USER/.xsessionrc with the following content:

    export GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=ubuntu
export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=ubuntu:GNOME
export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg/xdg-ubuntu:/etc/xdg

    Source: How to login to the Ubuntu (not GNOME) session on a remote server using xRDP?

    Hope this helps

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