":1" represents port 5901, which you had previously setup with the ssh tunnel:Ĭlick "Connect", and enter "password" for the password: Since the ssh provides encryption and to get maximum speed from ssh compression, turn off encrytpion, and open your session to "localhost:1". Setup compressed vnc tunneling in putty - this enables a secure and fast tunnel through SSH for your remote desktop experienceĮnable compression, this allows for a fast remote desktop experienceĪdd a tunnel - this enables a secure remote desktop over ssh.Ĭlick "options" and ensure best quality is chosen (note that the SSH tunnel you setup previously will handle compression) Vncviewer (64 bit) - allows remote desktop. Putty - enables SSH with a secure compressed tunneling for remote desktop. Prerequisites - install the following software
These instructions walk through on how to setup a fast secure remote desktop session to your new Ubuntu Desktop machine.
Instructions for accessing from Windows are below. Be sure to enable compression on the tunnel, otherwise performance will be sluggish. You can edit ~azureuser/bin/startvnc to adjust the resolution of the desktop. Once complete, you can create a compressed SSH tunnel to VNC port 5901, and then use VNC to see the desktop. You can SSH into the VM and tail -f /var/log/azure/firstinstall.log to see progress. This template runs quickly, but the overall install takes about 1 hour to complete. This is an Azure template to create an Ubuntu Desktop VM.