
To get started you're going to need SSH to let you remotely log in and administer the Linux VM. NoMachine can be installed on literally any of the Linux flavors, though some of the steps might change depending on what you choose to use. For this tutorial, we'll install it on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. You can of course install any of the enterprise-oriented products as well.

Most of the developers/sysadmins working with Linux prefer the command line over Graphical User Interface.

GCP Linux instances do not come with a GUI, so by default, you need terminal access for all application configuration to get started.

Setting up a Linux desktop hosted on Google Cloud Getting started with your Google Cloud instance
