Remote desktop for multiple users

Question

This is an old question. Is there something like remote desktop but have multiple users logging into their own desktop? Well as at home windows xp remote desktop.

Answer 1

Try x2go, seems to be a good project with good support.

I had problem with athentication mentioned here. This will happen if you SSH into the server before installing x2go. SSH by default likes ecdsa keys, and x2go doesn't. These step fixed it:

1. On the server, edit the ssh config:

   sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   

   (Remmember, Ctrl+O saves changes and Ctrl+X exits from nano text editor)

2. Then comment out this line with a #:

   #HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
   

3. Now restart ssh:

   sudo service ssh restart
   

4. On your client you need to remove your old key. I just removed all of them.

   rm .ssh/known_hosts
   

Gnome-session-fallback seems to be needed

Please add this package on server:

sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

And then configure custom desktop with gnome-session-fallback on client

Another amazing feautre from x2go, is this.

I have tried it and changed html file localhost > my.ip.addre.ss and command= from xfce to gnome-session-fallback
Also change quality and colors from 16m to 2m.
Everything works great, now I'm posting it with a remote desktop session from a web browser with plugin and also copy and paste works! Sound works through net!!! Just very complete solution.

@Wolfer: I don't know how to have multile users remote desktop with VNC, do you have any information about it? link to some help?

Answer 2

Recently i have used remote desktop multi users.. this is how to configure.. ubuntu 14.10 multiple Simultaneous independent remote (desktop like ) connections