Notes on install

Ref: https://timoanttila.com/blog/install-xfce-to-hetzner-cloud
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## Setting up a remote desktop
This is handy, e.g., when creating test environments with large disks, where we
still need a graphical session to run the desktop app.
Create a vanilla non-graphical Ubuntu instance (these steps should work for
other distros too, the commands will change).
Install
- **Xfce4** - The desktop environment
- **xorg** - An X server
- **xrdp** - A remote desktop protocol (RDP) server.
```sh
sudo apt install xfce4 xorg xrdp
```
Configure xrdp to use Xfce
```sh
echo xfce4-session > ~/.xsession
```
Start the xrdp service, and also enable it so that it starts on boot
```sh
sudo systemctl enable xrdp
sudo systemctl start xrdp
```
On macOS, install a RDP client, e.g. [Microsoft Remote Desktop](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id1295203466).