How to configure Linux to access it exclusively via remote desktop?

Question

linux

I have a laptop with a dead screen. I want to use it as a repository for various experiments. My plan is this:
1. Connect to a monitor and install Linux.
2. Plug into an outlet and put it in the pantry forever.
3. Use as needed by connecting via remote desktop.
Questions for each item:
1. Which distribution kit to choose?
2. What software should I use to connect to it from Windows without any problems?
3. How to correctly configure energy saving so that the laptop goes into hibernation and wakes up on command from a large PC?
Of course, you need a GUI, not Telnet.

Answer 1

1. Any
2. I think you should read what SSH and VNC are
3. Tincture depending on the distribution, on some, on the contrary, you need to configure it to go into hibernation

Answer 2

Set up an ssh connection and connect using the putty client program.
Googled a lot of articles on setting up. Just like VNC said above.
Everything is easily customizable.

Answer 3

What do you want to achieve? Just depending on this and understand what you can advise.
For example, if you want to see graphics, then take Ubuntu (I prefer Lubuntu, Mate, Mint). There via VNC, as mentioned above, connect. It's not difficult to set up, Google is to help, there is a lot of information. According to the settings, you should probably look at the possibility of exiting when accessing the network card.
And if without graphics, then you can take debian, ubuntu, centos, arch and just put ssh there (debian and ubuntu have it out of the box, and the cent too)

Answer 4

1. Any for which there is an expert within reach.
2. VNC. But for a lot of setup work, you'll need SSH first. There are free VNC clients for Windows, they are ugly, but they exist. Tiger VNC for example.
3. I don't know :-)