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Setup a Linux Development Server

In this guide, a Linux development server will be created with the following features:

  • A minimal installation of Gnome Desktop
  • An xRDP server allowing access to the desktop environment using an RDP client
  • Git
  • Nodejs v18
  • Nodejs Corepack Enabled
  • Yarn package manager
  • .NET 7 SDK
  • Google Chrome
  • VS Code

Install a Local RDP Client

For macOS, use the App Store to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client.

Create a Linux Development Server

From the root of this repository navigate to the control scripts folder in a terminal with the command:

cd scripts

The next command creates a Linux development server with the features listed above. An account name and initial randomly generated password will be securely transferred to a deployment outputs folder in your local account's home folder in file named dev-users.txt. The output folder will be located in the current local user's home folder and will be labeled deployment-outputs-{UUID}. Output lines at the end of the script will identify this folder.

Instead of selecting the default virtual machine size, select a larger version for this installation: Standard_DS2_v2. A two core instance with a larger RAM profile will make the system more responsive for the desktop environment.

./create-linux-server.sh -d personal-network linux-dev

Log into the Server via RDP

Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop App, and from the Connections menu select Add PC. In the Add PC dialog, enter linux-dev.yourprivatednszonehere.com as the PC name. In the User account drop down, select Add a User Account, in the next step enter the credentials found in dev-users.txt within the deployment outputs folder. Select Add and then select Add in the Add PC dialog accepting the default settings for the connection. The new machine will be visible in the main application window. Double click the connection to log into the Linux server.