how to install xrdp

[afalanga]

I would like to know how to install xrdp. I set out this morning to do so but am running into a brick wall. This thread, viewtopic.php?f=47&t=47292&hilit=xrdp has a respondent which posted

On the Centos server, you need to install and configure "xrdp", then open up port 3389 in your firewall.

Ok, great. So I do a google search and get several hits which all say something like this

First, Install EPEL repository packages.

Ok, I've done that.

[andy@dm-rpm ~]$ sudo rpm -i epel-release-7-5.noarch.rpm
package epel-release-7-5.noarch is already installed

So then I install as this link says to http://idroot.net/tutorials/how-to-inst ... -centos-7/ but this is what I get

[andy@dm-rpm ~]$ sudo yum install xrdp
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos-distro.cavecreek.net
* epel: archive.linux.duke.edu
* extras: ftpmirror.your.org
* updates: centos-distro.cavecreek.net
No package xrdp available.
Error: Nothing to do

So, how does one actually install xrdp onto CentOS 7?

[MartinR]

Hmm,

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# uname -a
Linux ****** 2.6.32-573.7.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Sep 22 22:00:00 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# yum list | grep xrdp
xrdp.x86_64                                0.6.1-4.el6                  epel    
# yum install xrdp
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.synergyworks.co.uk
 * epel: epel.check-update.co.uk
 * extras: mirror.econdc.com
 * updates: mirrors.clouvider.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package xrdp.x86_64 0:0.6.1-4.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: vnc-server for package: xrdp-0.6.1-4.el6.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package tigervnc-server.x86_64 0:1.1.0-16.el6.centos will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================
 Package               Arch         Version                    Repository  Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 xrdp                  x86_64       0.6.1-4.el6                epel       244 k
Installing for dependencies:
 tigervnc-server       x86_64       1.1.0-16.el6.centos        base       1.0 M

Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install       2 Package(s)

so I think you may have a deeper yum issue.

[gerald_clark]

xrdp is in the nux-dextop repo.

[linda00145]

xrdp is in the nux-dextop repo.

Can you please tell me what does this mean "nux-dextop repo"

[TrevorH]

https://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResou ... positories

[afalanga]

Thanks everyone. Now the real frustration: my company blocks access to that domain (nux-desktop). doh

[MartinR]

There's something funny going on here. If, as Gerald says, xrdp is in nux-dextop, what's happening here?

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# yum info xrdp
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: mirror.econdc.com
 * epel: epel.check-update.co.uk
 * extras: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
 * updates: mirror.econdc.com
Available Packages
Name        : xrdp
Arch        : x86_64
Version     : 0.6.1
Release     : 4.el6
Size        : 244 k
Repo        : epel
Summary     : Open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server
URL         : http://xrdp.sourceforge.net/
License     : GPLv2+ with exceptions
Description : The goal of this project is to provide a fully functional Linux
            : terminal server, capable of accepting connections from rdesktop
            : and Microsoft's own terminal server / remote desktop clients.

I've just looked on my workstation (airgap from the internet, repos rsynced and copied over) and it also seems to be in epel-7 there. However, repoview wasn't showing it!

[TrevorH]

Your EPEL is el6.

[MartinR]

Thanks Trevor. Wrong machine to test on. Apologies for the noise, please be charitable and put it down to Friday afternoons.