Introducing Ubuntu Desktop 24.04LTS!
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2024 4:22 pm
We are very excited to introduce Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 AMI products! In this release, we decided to follow the success of Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, keeping all the cool features, including HTTP/VNC/RDP access, secure connections, desktop auto-resizing, copy'n'paste, RDP audio, etc, with a simple desktop GUI choice, the default Ubuntu Unity Desktop.
Please check them out at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... zujnefh4sc for x86_64 version and https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... 4kwemt52ak for arm64 version.
Below is a detailed feature comparison of current Ubuntu Desktop AMI products.
Please check them out at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... zujnefh4sc for x86_64 version and https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... 4kwemt52ak for arm64 version.
Below is a detailed feature comparison of current Ubuntu Desktop AMI products.
Features | Ubuntu Desktop 18.04/20.04 | Ubuntu Desktop 22.04/24.04 |
Protocols supported | HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, RDP | HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, RDP |
Desktops supported (* : default desktop) | Ubuntu, Gnome, Lubuntu, Xubuntu (*) | Ubuntu/Unity(*) |
VNC port | 5900 | 5900 |
Initial VNC password | EC2 instance ID | EC2 instance ID |
Initial "ubuntu" user password | EC2 instance ID | EC2 instance ID |
Desktop resizing | auto-resizing for Web browser sessions and certain VNC clients (e.g., tigerVNC); Client specified sizing for RDP sessions | auto-resizing for Web browser sessions and certain VNC clients (e.g., tigerVNC); Client specified sizing for RDP sessions |
Copy'n'Paste | Yes, via Clipboard widget for browser, and natively supported in VNC/RDP clients; direct copy'n'paste for chrome/edge browsers (20.04 only) | Yes, via Clipboard widget for browser, and natively supported in VNC/RDP clients; direct copy'n'paste for chrome/edge browsers |
multiple user support | Yes via RDP protocol | Yes via RDP protocol |
Sound/microphone support | Yes via RDP protocol | Yes via RDP protocol |
Has 64bit ARM version | Yes | Yes |
Encrypted connection | Yes (https for browser; VNC/TLS use TLS; RDP) | Yes (https for browser; VNC/TLS use TLS; RDP) |