I just installed Ubuntu 25.10, enabled rdp through the settings menu and ensured firewall port was open. I can connect using rdp with windows just fine. However, when trying to connect using my Ubuntu 24.04 laptop, remmina just immediately closes after connecting. I remember having this issue long ago with Ubuntu 18 or 20? Sucks to suck ubuntu.
Suggest me a new disto for my 3D modeling, ECAD, old gaming and general fun rig. Its an Intel 13th gen cpu and Nvidia 30s series GFX, if it matters.
Not strictly “out of the box” since the setting isn’t enabled by default, but any distro with a recent version of GNOME installed will have RDP available. It’s ready to be toggled on in settings under System > Remote Desktop > Desktop Sharing:

Unfortunately, RDP always seems to be fiddly for me, it does that disconnect immediately after connecting that you described. Sometimes if I just keep hitting connect over and over, eventually it’ll get confused and stop disconnecting so that I can actually use the desktop for a while. YMMV.
KDE has KRDP, which has a KCM for KDE Plasma.
Upgrade it to Ubuntu 25.10 ?
Just install xrdp, do
xrdp <url>, be done?Might be off topic but if you are thinking of
rdpfor 3D modelling or gaming then IMHO there are better solutions, e.g. https://moonlight-stream.org/ or https://selkies-project.github.io/selkies/ so I’d argue it’s not a distro question, more a client/server one.FWIW I moved away from Ubuntu to what it relies on, namely Debian, and for modelling (e.g. Blender) or gaming (Steam, 2D, 3D, VR) it’s been great.
Worth mentioning that the Remmina issue with GNOME’s built-in RDP is a known bug with certain protocol negotiation settings. Try these in Remmina:
- Connection → Security → set to “RDP” (not “Negotiate”)
- Under Advanced, disable “Network Level Authentication”
If that doesn’t work,
xfreerdpfrom the command line is more reliable:xfreerdp /v:your-server-ip /u:username /dynamic-resolutionFor a more robust setup, I’d actually recommend xrdp over GNOME’s built-in — it handles multi-session and reconnection much better.
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