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.
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Remmina cannot connect via proxy server
I am trying to connect to windows boxes via RDP sessions using Remmina. My office newtork requires me to connect via citrix and then use a proxy.
I have ssh , filezilla and firefox configured to ...
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Cannot view User Accounts on Linux Ubuntu 12.04
I am working on a fresh install of Linux Ubuntu 12.04 and for some reason I cannot seem to access the User Accounts. Through terminal I am able to establish ssh connection to the root account and to ...
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Windows & Lubuntu Remote Desktop Issues
I am new to Linux and I have an issue I have installed Lubuntu which I plan to use as a headless server so I need to be able to remote desktop into it however after installing
sudo apt-get install ...
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Is there any way I can have two users on my system playing games simultaneously?
I have a fairly powerful desktop computer where I can run two instances of a game (one natively and one in a win7-64 bit virtualbox). I was wondering if I there was any way to connect a laptop to my ...
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Where does VNC store its logfiles?
I've been getting a lot of VNC login attempts lately (it's probably because of that home server I set up a while back,) and I was just wondering where the access logs are.
The directory ~/.vnc doesn't ...
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Anti Aliased Fonts with NoMachine NX
I am running nx server on a headless ubuntu server. Its desktop is to Unix -> Custom -> Emacs which gives me an Emacs window on the local machine. The only thing that does not work as expected is the ...
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Screen Resolution issue on Ubuntu 13.04 installed under Virtualbox
I have Host OS -Windows-7 and Guest OS -Ubuntu 13.04.
Problem is when I open any web-page in browser e.g firefox, I can't see the bottom of web-page. I'm facing same issue with Remote Desktop ...
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remote desktop & launcher (.exe)
1) What are clear steps for being able to remote into my Ubuntu box from my Windows 7 box?
2) Is there a way to have a .exe be attached to my left-hand launch bar?
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xrdp sesman wows
Well I'm running ubuntu on arm7 and had xrdp running nicely with tightvncserver, lxfe, then it stopped working, reporting a login error.
Looking at the log for xrdp it seems to be fireing up Xvnc ok ...
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Keyboard mapping problem using remote access and VMs
I use TeamViewer on Win7 to connect to my Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop to run a VM through VMWare Player running Ubtuntu 12.04 Server.
Win7 -> TeamViewer -> Ubuntu Desktop -> VMWarePlayer -> Ubuntu Server
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How to connect to existing X session without unlocking physical display?
I usually leave many programs running on my workstation and sometimes I need to use it remotely. So I need to connect to existing X session, while keeping physical display (workstation's monitor) ...
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How do I remote to my desktop? [duplicate]
I am wondering how I remote into my ubuntu machine from a Windows Machine that is on a different network?
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Remote desktop disconnects VPN
I'm using VPN to connect with a Windows server. The connection is configured to route only one specific IP address via the VPN. I'm using that IP address to remote desktop to the Windows machine I've ...
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Remmina's full screen toolbar disappeared permminatly
I'm using remmina to connect to a few windows servers using RDP. I'm on a dual monitor system, and remmina is always full screen on one. I'm also using multiple Workspaces and switch between them.
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Remote desktop from Windows to Lubuntu
Is there a way to remote connect (via windows remote desktop) to my Ubuntu server which has the Lubuntu Desktop, just like is possible with Unity?
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Redirecting a locally mounted Windows SMB share (CIFS) to a Windows Terminal Server session
I have been living in the linux world only 2 months so far and have hit a problem with the above mentioned task, now explained in more detail:
Our company has 2 Windows Terminal Servers to which the ...
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Windows to Ubuntu via rdp: mounting local drives?
As some of you may know, RDP in Windows allows the client to make its drives available to the host or target machine. I have done that with no problems in the case of Windows-Windows and Linux-Windows ...
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Failed to load session "ubuntu-2d
I tried remotely connecting to Ubuntu 12.04 from windows 7 using remote desktop manager. After installing xrdp, I was able to login but was not able to see any icon on my Ubuntu Desktop. Even the ...
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xrdp from Windows 7
I installed xrdp on my new Ubuntu Server 12.xx I saw a video that talked about creating a .xsession because of the 3D and 2D desktop. But it didn't work.
If I take the .xsession out it opens a empty ...
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Remmina only shows still image of remote Ubuntu desktop. Works fine for MacBook
I've been using Remmina on 12.04.2 to connect to my MacBook and it works a treat giving me input and decent refresh rates. I tried it with another Ubuntu machine as a client however and I get the ...
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How can I change the name of Remote Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04
I am using Gnome Classic DE with Ubuntu 12.04. The Vino VNC server is functioning perfectly but it annoyingly advertises itself on the LAN as "(user)'s remote desktop on (server)".
I've looked at ...
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how can i convert my system into a remote desktop server
We are a small team having limited resoueces but large projects and ideas. I use Ubuntu 12.04 on my system. I want to make my system usable to others also. Hence I want to convert it into a remote ...
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How to use multiple monitors on a Windows host using remmina?
I need desperate help on getting remmina to connect to my Windows 2008 server and use my dual screens on my local Ubuntu desktop. The connection is flawless, I just need to get the dual monitors to ...
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Run without monitor in 12.10
Yes I know this question is out there but none of the answers work for me like the ones found here and here.
I have Ubuntu version 12.10 32bit.
It's a fresh install. Only software installed is ...
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Trying to setup & access Ubuntu 12.10 RDP via SSH
So I have a Ubuntu 12.10 sitting at home.
I SSH to my DD-WRT router.
I use the Bit Vise SSH client to SSH from my Windows 7 laptop at work to my router.
I have terminal access to the Ubuntu PC thru ...
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Connecting to remote ubuntu desktop?
I installed ubuntu desktop 12.04 on my server, but I want to be able to connect using vnc from my mac.
I cannot login to the desktop as its at a different physical location, I only have ssh at my ...
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How do I setup a VNC server with gnome display manager on ubuntu 12.10 server x
I am trying to get a VNC desktop on a virtual machine. I googled around and tried first five results. I have installed different display managers, VNC servers and edited configuration files ...
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Remote desktop resolution
I'm connecting to a Windows desktop through Remote Desktop Viewer but their desktop is so small that it's to difficult to work with it. Is there way to increase the resolution?
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How do I get sound back after connecting with x2go without rebooting?
When I connect remotely over NX using x2go, for some reason, I get a pop-up on the server asking if I want to permanently forget the sound devices that have just been removed:
The devices are not ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Remote Desktop On Windows 8
Well i just tried to connect to my brother computer that is working with Windows 8, so I filled up all the Fields and everything went cool.
The problem is When i log out and try to log into his ...
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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.
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How to connect to home computer from work computer behind VPN (using remote desktop viewer)?
I have a dyndns account linked to my home computer and everything is set up so that I can SSH to it from my work (university) computer. I then connect it to the university VPN (using these steps) and ...
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Remote desktop solution working with Ubuntu 12.04 + Unity (3D)?
I'm trying to install a remote desktop solution on some clients using Ubuntu with Unity (3D). I've uninstalled Unity2d because it behaves not very well.
Xrdp won't work, only the wallpaper is shown.
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I cannot copy and paste between window and ubuntu with LXDE desktop
I installed VNC in the VPS with Ubuntu OS, then I installed LXDE desktop.
I remoted to the desktop of VPS via VNC, then I tried to copy between my Windows computer and the VPS, but it did not work.
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Resize VNC screen
I would like to be able to resize a VNC session, where the Ubuntu 12.10 server is running with the default VNC server by selecting "Allow other users to view your desktop" and "Allow other users to ...
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remote assistance application
I goggled around a lot but I didn't find a proper answer to my question, so I'm going to ask it here.
I convinced my parents to switch to Xubuntu and I would like to offer them remote assistance ...
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Can i control Ubuntu 12.10 desktop while it is being remotely controlled?
Me and a friend are trying to do a certain activity on my Ubuntu desktop; it is a program on my computer that he and I want to work on remotely. So naturally the remote login feature occurred to me, ...
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How to work remotely on Windows 8 from Ubuntu 10.04
How can I work remotely on Windows 8 machine from my Ubuntu 10.04 PC?
Is there any guide how to set up remote desktop and VNC this way?
(I don't want to use TeamViewer).
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Use xrdp to connect to desktop session
I use Ubuntu on my desktop. When I am away from my desktop, I would like to access the session using my Windows 7 laptop. Currently, I am using xrdp to connect, but it starts up a remote session. Is ...
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Xming Alternative for ubuntu
I have a ubuntu machine that can be accessed remotely using putty. I run xming in the windows and Enabled X11 forwarding in putty. So if i start wireshark in the putty, i get the display in my ...
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Unable to do remote desktop using xrdp
I have a virtual machine (ubuntu) to which i need to do remote desktop. I do not have physical access to that machine and I can do only ssh to the machine. I wanted to do remote desktop and came up ...
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Full screen Chromium but no remote desktop
I've followed this guide to set up a Kiosk pc:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Setting-Up-Ubuntu-as-a-Kiosk-Web-Appliance/
Small difference is that I did it all with the admin account and I didn't ...
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How can I make seamless virtualization work with virtualbox and rdesktop?
There are lots of tutorials on the web how can this be done. I followed this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SeamlessVirtualization but they all are basically agree on what needs to be done. ...
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Can I install an Ubuntu app from remote laptop?
Is their a way to push/send and ubuntu-app/deb-file to be install on my Ubuntu laptop?
Usecase...
Laptop 1.
I find an app, I need to install!
But I´am not at home.
I just push it to my other ...
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How to use the new feature of remote login in ubuntu 12.10?
Recently i have upgraded ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10. I saw a new feature of remote login under the login page. How can i use that remote login? I have got the Ubuntu live account. Searched on internet but ...
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All I have is an RDP file and IP address. How do I remotely connect using them?
I am trying to access one of my school's Windows 7 machines remotely. For this, they provide an RDP file to establish the connection with after you fill out connection settings on an online form ...
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Unity3D, Gnome3 and capability for remote desktop in the future
Many people use remote desktop apps like VNC, NoMachine, x2go etc with Ubuntu.
With Ubuntu 12.10 Unity2D is being dropped.
Gnome has already announced that with Gnome3 they are dropping ...
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Run RDP server on Ubuntu 12.10
What's the best way to run a RDP Server on Ubuntu 12.10?
I'd like to run an RDP server on my Desktop running Ubuntu 12.10 and be able to login from another 12.10 machine using the remote login ...
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How to see the localhost traffic details?
I have hosted my website over the local network in ubuntu maverick. I want to see all the requests coming in to my website through terminal and then log it into a file. What should i use? and is it ...
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How can I use remmina to connect to a Windows Server?
I have all this information to connect to a windows exchange server at work, but I don't know where to enter it in Remmina as it has different fields, with different names. The windows-screens give ...
