This page documents fixes for bugs in versions of the virtual machines, including Kali on GCP.

Kali v3.0.0

Problem: A lock screen appears when the screensaver turns on

Reason: Chrome remote desktop is using the wrong desktop environment (it is using cinnamon instead of xfce4).

Solution: Set xfce4 to be the default desktop environment used by chrome remote desktop.

• log in via Google Cloud Console’s SSH from the Browser.

• Change the default desktop environment used by chrome remote desktop:

  sudo bash -c 'echo "exec xfce4-session" > /etc/chrome-remote-desktop-session'
  

• Reboot your instance.
• When your instance has finished rebooting, connect again via chrome remote desktop (https://remotedesktop.google.com/access)

Resolved in: v3.0.1