Questions that refer to a software or an OS feature allowing applications, either command line programs or graphical applications, to be run remotely on a server, while being displayed locally.
Questions tagged [remote-desktop]
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Remote Desktop connection from Mac to Ubuntu
I'm trying to use my MacBook to Remote Desktop connect to my Ubuntu server. I am able to ssh, but I can't seem to figure out how to Remote Desktop connect.
Any suggestions? Also my Ubuntu workstation is 1200 miles away so I can't physically access…
David
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Share Desktop via Web Browser
I need to share my Desktop with users that don't use Linux. I'm looking for a tool where users can hit a URL in their browser and view my desktop, like join.me for Windows.
I tried running join.me via Wine, but I get nothing but a black screen.
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Remote Desktop similar to Teamviewer?
I'm looking for an application similar to teamviewer to install on ubuntu 10.10.
I know that the teamviewer's staff has released a version for ubuntu, but I'd like to use something completely open.
Someone can help me?
Riccardo Magrini
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Where is the shared folder in Remmina?
I've been searching for the past couple of hours with no solution in sight. I'm using Remmina to RDP into a Windows XP machine, and have a shared folder set under /home/RDP_Shared.
I don't see this anywhere in the machine I'm connecting to. I've…
AmagicalFishy
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Use logged-in user when connecting to Ubuntu using remote desktop
Introduction
I am a rather new user of Ubuntu, and I'm trying to set up remote desktop access to my Ubuntu 22.04 in a specific way. I have tried both native GNOME Remote Desktop and XRDP; however, I have not been able to reach the desired…
Jakub Holan
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Secure Remote Access To Machine?
I have a local network of 80 machines, all with Ubuntu 10.04 installed on them. All the machines are connected to a central switch.
I have some contractors that are located overseas. I would like to dedicate each of them a single machine, so that…
user11833
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What to use to connect to nomachine's server?
I was told to use nomachine to access a remote server.
Is there anything else that I could use instead?
The remote server is already running the nomachine's server application.
I would like to use an application supported by Ubuntu (for nomachine's…
BЈовић
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chrome-remote-desktop, new X session
After installing chrome-remote-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04, I had issues with google-chrome not opening correctly and also terminal would not open. Also, trying to remote in would give me a blank screen on the client machine.
After following the…
electror7
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Share Screen with Multiple Viewers?
I need a cross platform screen sharing solution for a presentation. Users might have Windows, Mac or Linux... I've successfully hosted before with Yugma, but after upgrading to 10.10 I can't get it to work on my main box. I would potentially use…
Kendor
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Connect to Ubuntu 18.04 via RDP?
It feels like RDPing into my Ubuntu machine depends on the weather, stars or moon. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I've tried various fixes that I've found in guides online including:
Using RDP from ppa:martinx/xrdp-hwe-18.04
Running…
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Remote desktop for multiple users
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.
Sergey Kozlov
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How to remote into windows 7 through virtualbox on ubuntu 12.04 from outside the network
I have ubuntu 12.04 installed with virtualbox 4.1.12. I have a windows 7 professional 32-bit virtualmachine with a bridged network adapter inside virtualbox. I've given a static ip to this machine with all ports open on both host and virtual…
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Why is the ubuntu desktop displayed on a remote desktop different that the "real one" using XRDP?
Running ubuntu 21.04 on raspberry pi 4 8GB. Remoting in from Win10 pro PC via Microsoft RDP, XRDP installed on raspberry.
When I use MS RDP to another Windows machine, the remote presentation is an exact mirror of the remote PC. When I use MS RDP…
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Do I really need desktop sharing for one PC?
I am running ubuntu 11.10. I saw this thing about desktop sharing and saw what it was. I also read that it takes up a lot of the PC's speed. I am only on this computer and that is all I have. Do I really need this desktop sharing…
Brian
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How to enable remote desktop from remote?
Most of the times after installing ubuntu, we forget to enable Remote Desktop. How ever we have installed ssh in all the ubuntu systems. Is it possible to enable Remote Desktop remotely? It will be helpful for us if it is possible.. I hope someone…
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