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I know GUI is for the weak but unfortunately strictly using the terminal isn't an option for me. I have an instance of the Amazon Linux AMI and I have it all set up but I can't find a guide on how to get a GUI on Amazon and how to remote desktop/ VNC into it. I have seen stuff on how to do this for the Ubuntu instance but that is different from Amazon Linux AMI and I don't want to mess up my system or something like that.
So if anyone could point me to where I can find how to do this or tell me how I'd appreciate it
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This Amazon Machine Image (AMI) provides you with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for Amazon Linux 2. It is based on a lightweight desktop environment provided by Xfce, which is purposely built for cloud VM. You can connect to your instance with either RDP or VNC.
To connect to your Windows instance using an RDP clientOpen the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ . In the navigation pane, select Instances. Select the instance and then choose Connect. On the Connect to instance page, choose the RDP client tab, and then choose Get password.
Amazon ec2 Linux instances do not come with a GUI. By default, you need terminal access for all application configuration. Most of the developers/sysadmins working with Linux would prefer the command line over Graphical User Interface.
To install a GUI on your EC2 Linux instance, do the following: Install the MATE desktop environment. MATE is a lightweight GUI based on GNOME 2 available as an extra for Amazon Linux 2. The Amazon Linux 2 offering of Amazon WorkSpaces uses MATE. For more information about MATE, see the MATE desktop environment website.
The AMI is provided at no additional cost beyond the Amazon EC2 instance hours used and is available in all AWS regions. You can begin using the AMIs directly through EC2 Console and follow instructions in the Amazon Linux 2 user guide to connect to this instance using a Remote Desktop Client (RDP) connection.
The Amazon Linux 2 AMI with .NET Core and Mono has been updated to include the MATE Desktop Environment. The AMI comes pre-configured with .NET Core 3.1 (with Long Term Support), Mono 6.8, PowerShell Core 6.2, the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), and the MATE Desktop Environment.
Input the amazon EC2 Ubuntu Linux server IP address, then click Add button to add it. Double click the newly added server to connect to it, input username ubuntu and the password that you configured in section 1 in the popup authorization dialog. Then you can use the ubuntu server with GUI.
You can install a GUI just using one command
sudo amazon-linux-extras install mate-desktop1.x
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