Fedora 41 Server

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I would like to have RDP access to my server (noisy fans - dont want to have it under my desk) and I like to have minimal apps installed. So

I installed Fedora 41 Server and enabled the KDE-Desktop by following

  1. sudo dnf group install kde-desktop
  2. sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target
  3. sudo systemctl start graphical.target

a this point I can see the UI on the console and login successfully.

then I install plasma-workspace-x11 and xrdp and xorgxrdp and enable xrdp services and ports and small update on rdp.ini to enable xorg
Voila! I can login via Windows Remote Desktop, everything works as expected.

I left the session open in RDP client and came back, all I can see in RDP client is Black Screen and disconnecting, reconnecting … nothing works.

if I reboot the server via SSH, RDP screen comes back.

How can I avoid this issue? I love KDE UI with Fedora and don’t want to move to another distro.

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I guess you have an nvidia Graphics? You should determine your exact graphics device model and name. It is not a specific Server issue. You will get a better support in the workstation area.

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Added f41, server and removed server-wg

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I have
product: Redwood XT [Radeon HD 5670/5690/5730]
vendor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=radeon latency=0

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I did some troubleshooting and noticed that Xrdp is picking up VNC rather than Xorg.

So I commented out XVnc in config file.

it looks like it fixed the issue (have been testing for over 30mins.) I will keep monitoring its behavior.

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It seems odd to want to use rdp to a server.

Using web management or just ssh seems more usual, and less complex to set up.

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well, agreed, terminal is more faster and less headache.

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tested many times, it works fine with Microsoft new Desktop Client (store).
it has still issues with Microsoft Remote Desktop Manager clients.