ubuntu-microsoft-hyper-v.md

Running Enchanced session with XRDP on MS Hyper-V running UBuntu 20.04

• Follow https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/virtualization/sneak-peek-taking-a-spin-with-enhanced-linux-vms/ba-p/382415
• xrdp.service not starting because address already in use: microsoft/linux-vm-tools#94

Get the scripts from GitHub

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/linux-vm-tools.git ~/linux-vm-tools
cd ~/linux-vm-tools/ubuntu/18.04/

Make the scripts executable and run them...

sudo chmod +x install.sh
sudo ./install.sh
sudo reboot
cd ~/linux-vm-tools/ubuntu/18.04/
sudo ./install.sh
sudo systemctl enable xrdp.service
sudo gedit /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini   
# change these two lines: port=vsock://-1:3389 and use_vsock=false
sudo systemctl start xrdp.service
sudo shutdown -h 0

Update VM

On Windows Powershell with Admin Privilegies:

Set-VM -VMName <your_vm_name>  -EnhancedSessionTransportType HvSocket

Fix Black Ubuntu Screen

The solution is quite simple. Head over to the remote system and edit the /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh script.

$ sudo vim /etc/xrdp/startwm.sh

Add these lines just before the lines that test & execute Xsession as shown in the screenshot below.

unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR