Take the 2-minute tour ×  I am using Windows 7 and going to
purchase a VPS with Ubuntu OS. I used to use VPS with Windows
2008 Enterprise OS and used windows remote desktop to remote the
VPS.  Now if I switch to Ubuntu VPS can I still use remote
desktop like with Windows 2008 Enterprise VPS ? I think
Teamviewer software can help me to use remote desktop from
Windows to Ubuntu VPS, am I right ?  share|improve this question
add comment  2 Answers  up vote 4 down vote accepted  This would
depend on the VPS and what is installed under Ubuntu.  If it's a
server install, it probably has a number of GUI (X) items not
installed, since it can have a dramatic impact on how much disk
space and CPU cycles are used.  If it does have the workstation
version with the default workstation packages, there is a
desktop sharing ability using VNC to connect to it.
Alternatively, you can get an X server for your Windows system
and ssh in with putty (using X-forwarding enabled) to launch
graphical applications to appear locally on