How Can I connect to Amazon Linux instance using Remote Desktop from Windows 7?

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RollRoll picture RollRoll · Oct 20, 2012 · Viewed 18.9k times · Source

I created an EC2 Amazon Linux instance (yes, an amazon version of linux..)

it is launched but I can't connect using Remote Desktop...

am I trying to do something crazy here?

I got a message that Remote Computer is not available on the network

Answer

Omnikrys picture Omnikrys · Oct 20, 2012

If you mean Windows RDP (Remote Desktop) that is your problem. Most likely you will need to use an SSH client to connect. I suggest Putty.

You should've received an SSH key when you setup your server. You will need to convert that key using PuttyGEN (same page as the Putty download) to convert it then use it with Putty to access the server.

Trying to walk you through the process of installing a GUI and VNC on the server is a bit much for here but give this video a shot. It seems pretty thorough and from skipping through it I saw no obvious errors in his process.

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