I am trying to connect to a remote server in cloud hosting service using remote desktop client application. Actually, the remote server is a server edition. I need it as GUI enabled like an Ubuntu desktop edition so that it will be user friendly. So I have installed Ubuntu-desktop using sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop.

I'm able to connect to the server via putty SSH client. In putty we can run in command line mode only. I want to run the server in GUI mode. I can't access the server as GUI enabled in remote desktop client. Mine is Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The remote server is also Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

What shall I do now?

I would suggest installing the free nx client from nomachine.org it runs over ssh, so if you can use putty, you 'll be abel to use that as well.

Hi,
Thanks for the reply,.

My actual try is to connect a Ubuntu Server in GUI via tools like vnc, xrdp, Ubuntu RDP client.
I am able to connect and use the GUI mode of my local machines, but the point here is am using a cloud hosted instance , it can be logged in through SSH using the public key(.ppk) authentication .

How can we use to open the GUI mode of linux cloud instance ..? Is there any tools for this to open this cloud instance ?

please suggest. A quick resolution can be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks,
NagaLakshmi.

I already have. Please actually *read* my reply.

Thank you,

Your suggestion was realy helpful.

I've installed NX client,Server,Node in the remote server and installed NX client in the client side.Then i tried to configure the NX Server.When i run ./nxserver --status,it has to show the status as running.But it shows nothing.I tried to add a new user also using command sudo ./nxserver --useradd username --administrator and Now it has ask for password but it didn't.Whenever I use ./nxserver --(option) ,there is no effect for it.

What is the cause for this problem? What shall i do now?

Please help..

Thanks

read the documentation. you need to use a client to connect to it, that's how client server architectures work.

Hi thanks..

I solved my previous issue.I've installed NX server,client and node in remote ubuntu server and installed NX Client in my system.When i try to open NX client wizard,it is showing nxclient: cannot connect to X server

what shall i do now?

Thanks in advance........