Set up Fedora 41, complete with a desktop environment to RDP to.

setup_fedora_kde_xrdp.sh

#!/bin/bash -e 

# Define variables
USER_NAME="user"
RDP_PORT=3389
# Create a new password for the RDP user
USER_PASSWORD=$(< /dev/urandom tr -dc _A-Z-a-z-0-9 | head -c${1:-12})

# Check for root privileges
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
    echo "This script must be run as root."
    exit 1
fi

# Update system packages
echo "Updating system packages..."
dnf update -y -q

# Create the non-root user
echo "Creating user '${USER_NAME}'..."
useradd -m -G wheel $USER_NAME

# Set user password if provided
if [[ -n $USER_PASSWORD ]]; then
    echo "${USER_NAME}:${USER_PASSWORD}" | chpasswd
else
    echo "No password set for ${USER_NAME}. You can set it manually using 'passwd ${USER_NAME}'."
fi

# Install KDE, XRDP, Firefox, and Chromium
echo "Installing KDE Desktop, XRDP, Firefox, and Chromium..."
dnf install -y -q @kde-desktop-environment xrdp firefox chromium

# Install missing KDE components
echo "Ensuring plasma-workspace-x11 is installed..."
dnf install -y plasma-workspace-x11

# Enable and start XRDP
echo "Enabling and starting XRDP service..."
systemctl enable xrdp --now

# Ensure firewalld is running before configuring
echo "Ensuring FirewallD is running..."
if ! systemctl is-active --quiet firewalld; then
    echo "Starting FirewallD service..."
    systemctl start firewalld
    systemctl enable firewalld
fi

# Configure the firewall to allow RDP traffic
echo "Configuring the firewall to allow RDP traffic on port ${RDP_PORT}..."
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=${RDP_PORT}/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload

# Print user and password for RDP
echo "########"
echo "RDP Username: $USER_NAME"
echo "RDP Password: $USER_PASSWORD"
echo ""########""

# Reboot the system
echo "Setup complete. Rebooting the system..."
reboot