Setup Remote Desktop Google VM

connect SSH
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sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade -y

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

Configure the system SSHD on the VM to enable password-based authentication.

Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config by changing "PasswordAuthentication" line from "No" to "Yes".

Save changes.

Go back to the GCP Dashboard, stop and start your VM.

sudo apt install --assume-yes wget tasksel

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb

sudo apt-get install --assume-yes ./chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb

sudo tasksel install ubuntu-desktop

optional - 
sudo bash -c ‘echo “exec /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/gnome-session” > /etc/chrome-remote-desktop-session’

sudo reboot

Install Chrome

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

sudo apt -f install

Change passwords
sudo -i
sudo passwd

sudo passwd root
sudo passwd ubuntu