Netspectrum

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.

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)