Linux – Amazon Linux AMI ec2 GUI / Remote Desktop

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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

Best Answer

No, you can't. Amazon Linux does not have a Repo for X-server packages. Also, It was meant to be used for Server side roles and hence all he X related stuff is not available.

Consider using Ubuntu OR RHEL ami where you can configure X environment manually by following this and this.

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