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.
23
votes
8answers
4k views
What is the best way to set up a headless server?
I have a ubuntu development server at work. It is an old rack server that is located somewhere in the company's dungeon, where nobody ever goes :)The only way it can work is as a so-called headless ...
22
votes
6answers
436 views
What would be the most practical way for a web developer to develop on Ubuntu but test on IE [duplicate]
I work as web developer and have Firefox and Chrome installed on my Ubuntu system. However, most of the nightmares for web developers are getting things to work on Internet Explorer, mostly IE7 and ...
18
votes
13answers
22k views
Is it possible to use remote desktop from Windows 7 to Ubuntu?
I'm brand new to Ubuntu and Linux and I installed Ubuntu on a second PC (just to be sure that if I mess something up, I still have my Windows 7 PC).
Is there an easy way for me to use remote desktop ...
17
votes
2answers
2k views
How safe is Ubuntu?
Last week I started desktop sharing using krfb. Continuing from my last session, it appears that the process restarts itself.
Two days ago I noticed messages popping up saying something like ...
15
votes
1answer
159 views
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 ...
14
votes
7answers
7k views
Can an Android phone control Ubuntu like a remote?
I am looking at making a budget media centre. I am new to Linux and have not yet installed it but think I can manage. I want to use Ubuntu and would like to use my Android phones to control or work as ...
12
votes
3answers
4k views
How can I enable the “Share Desktop” feature in Empathy?
What steps do I need to follow if I want to use the Share Desktop feature with another user in Empathy?
I've already enabled the Remote Desktop option through System -> Preferences -> Remote Desktop ...
10
votes
6answers
2k views
Remote Desktop Viewer doesn't update the image
I am trying to use the Remote Desktop Viewer on my laptop to connect to my desktop, which I have configured with Remote Desktop preferences. But it fails to update the screen shot image, making it ...
10
votes
4answers
3k views
How do I set up remote desktop?
I have some user accounts in my Ubuntu 10.04 and I want them to login from all over the world and access their data using Internet and of course I want any of my users to be able to access only their ...
9
votes
10answers
4k views
What is the best remote desktop tool to connect to Windows from Ubuntu?
I've used rdesktop in the past. Is there something better?
9
votes
4answers
67k views
How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10?
How do I enable Remote Desktop connection on Xubuntu 11.10? I do not find any options such as those present in Ubuntu?
9
votes
1answer
817 views
Use local button styles during forwarded X11 session over SSH
Is it at all possible to have a forwarded X11 session be styled with something other than the default X button styles? It doesn't even appear to use my server's actual styles seeing as both computers ...
7
votes
6answers
1k views
How to control an Ubuntu PC from another Ubuntu PC over Internet, using mobile broadband connections?
There are two Ubuntu PCs called A and B.
A and B are connected to the Internet using two separated Internet connections. (In my case, two mobile broadband connections ppp0 x2 )
Each connection has a ...
7
votes
2answers
545 views
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 ...
7
votes
1answer
4k views
What command is used to start Unity 2D?
Trying to use FreeNX remote desktop which requires a custom command for the window manager. I tried unity-2d-launcher but that just starts the launcher missing the panel for instance (which can be ...
7
votes
4answers
10k views
How do I remotely connect to a windows XP virtual machine
I'm running Windows XP on a virtual machine (Orace VirtualBox 4.0.8) on a home server and I want to be able to connect to it from outside the network. I have the domain thanks to dyndns.com which ...
7
votes
4answers
7k views
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.
...
7
votes
8answers
2k views
Best way to remote login on a Ubuntu machine from ubuntu/windows and OSX
we have set up a Ubuntu workstation with accounts for all the group members. Nxserver from nomachine seems to be what we need, but it is restricted to 2 users. FreeNx isn't easily installable and ...
7
votes
2answers
658 views
From Ubuntu, “Back to my Mac”
I have a Mac at home, and run Ubuntu at work. I'd like to be able to connect to my Mac in a similar way to how I had when I worked on a Mac. I have MobileMe so I used Back to My Mac (Apple's version ...
7
votes
3answers
6k views
What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?
I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far:
...
6
votes
6answers
12k views
Best VNC client for remote desktop assistance?
Poll on best VNC / remote desktop software for assisting others on Windows/Mac machines from Ubuntu?
I've heard good things about TeamViewer and Fog Creek Copilot, but I'm wondering if the included ...
6
votes
7answers
1k views
Is there an equivalent of RDP?
The "Desktop Sharing" settings that come installed by default seem to use VNC. VNC is a bit of a bandwidth hog, can only work at the resolution of whatever screen is attached to the host, and mirrors ...
6
votes
1answer
474 views
Installing or faking a x11 session
I have a headless Ubuntu-server running at work, and I connect to it from my home Windows machine through Putty. I've logged in with putty, and I need to run a program back at the server (a java ...
6
votes
1answer
4k views
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 ...
6
votes
1answer
3k views
NX/SSH remote access with Remmina
After many days and a lot of frustration, I managed to get freenx to work on my home server. I can connect to it with nomachine's linux client, but I want to use Remmina for this purpose. The problem ...
6
votes
3answers
8k views
How to connect to Windows Server 2008 Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication Required
I have an Ubuntu 11.10 and I want to connect via remote desktop to a Windows Server 2008 R2.
In the properties of remote desktop connection to Windows Server 2008, is set to "safer". Specifically, ...
6
votes
3answers
17k views
How do I set up xrdp session that reuses an existing session?
I have been trying to set up a RDP terminal server on precise using xrdp and have been having significant trouble getting a working configuration. When a user logs on, I need it to connect to that ...
5
votes
2answers
678 views
Someone just remotely entered my computer and start googling for things. How?
The intruder started opening windows and in firefox opened the search prompt and start typing in some commands I didn't capture.
Then he opened Google and searched for:
&fs:ik &del ik ...
5
votes
4answers
317 views
Is it possible to install Desktop edition in Server edition, then access remotely?
Is it possible to install Desktop edition in Server edition, then access remotely? I can think of lots of applications for this, but don't know if it's possible, or what the drawbacks could be.
5
votes
2answers
3k views
How to access an ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen?
I want to access an Ubuntu machine remotely via VNC. But I can access the Ubuntu machine only if the user is logged in. I want to access the ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen itself. We can ...
5
votes
3answers
820 views
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 ...
4
votes
5answers
3k views
How do you connect remotely from another country?
Normally, I installed Ubuntu for people with little experience with computer. These people's tasks are simply email, office work, and some more chit chat online. If I am with them, I can troubleshoot ...
4
votes
4answers
5k views
Why won't Remmina connect to Windows 7 Remote Desktop?
I'm using Ubuntu and I'm trying to connect to another machine in a different network using remote desktop.
In Windows7 I have made the following in order to activate remote desktop:
I've gone to ...
4
votes
5answers
7k views
4
votes
5answers
21k views
Blank desktop when logging in via xrdp
I am trying to access Ubuntu 11.10 using Remote Desktop from a Win 7 machine. I installed xrdp. I launch the Windows remote desktop client and login in. I then get prompted for the user name and ...
4
votes
4answers
1k views
How do you access ubuntu desktop from a Windows system?
Using Terminal Server Client, it's possible to access windows desktop (remote desktop), from a Ubuntu PC. Is the reverse possible?
Which is the windows XP application to use to be able to connect to ...
4
votes
2answers
2k views
Pressing 'D' shows the desktop, how to disable?
How do I stop D from showing the Desktop?
When I RDP (xrdp) or VNC (built-in or x11vnc, client-side UltraVNC), pressing 'D' shows the desktop.
Please tell me how to remove this binding.
4
votes
4answers
4k views
How to use RDP protocol in Remote Desktop Viewer?
I am using a Natty Live-USB, and the Remote Desktop Viewer application (Applications -> Internet -> Remote Desktop Viewer) only shows SSH & VNC protocols.
How can I include RDP in the list, in ...
4
votes
2answers
3k views
How can I change the default port of Remote Desktop (VNC)?
Let's say I went to:
System > Preferences > Remote Desktop
And enable Remote Desktop. Now let's say I have another machine on the network that is also running a VNC server. I want to VNC ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
How to set up vnc server?
I want to set up a vncserver on my machine. I need each remote user to start separate session - so they see the login screen after connecting, log in, and so on - without interrupting another users.
...
4
votes
2answers
145 views
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 ...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
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 ...
4
votes
1answer
2k views
Empathy Audio Call, Video Call, Desktop Sharing and File Sending not working
When trying to make a Video or Audio Call from a Gmail account to another Gmail account it throws a window error with the following output: There was an error starting the call
I have the Gmail ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Installing gdm on headless Server Edition
I have Ubuntu Server running on a headless box, which is right now, almost entirely doing only software RAID and feels a little underused. I'd like to get into using Ubuntu as a desktop a little more. ...
4
votes
3answers
1k views
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 ...
3
votes
4answers
15k views
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 ...
3
votes
2answers
12k views
How do I remotely control an Ubuntu desktop from Ubuntu?
I want to remotely control another desktop (both are Ubuntu 12.04).
What is the best way to do this? Is it possible to use Remmina
(I am using it for Ubuntu -> Win7)?
3
votes
4answers
272 views
Get Ubuntu Anywhere? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I set up remote desktop?
I want to be able to remote to my Ubuntu desktop from anywhere, but securely. Windows, of course, has all kinds of free programs that I ...
3
votes
1answer
774 views
Set desktop default to Unity 2D remotely?
Is there a way that I can set the default desktop to Unity 2D without logging out? I need to achieve this remotely as I don't have direct access to the computer.
3
votes
4answers
4k views
What is the alternative for Teamviewer?
Is there any Ubuntu alternative for team-viewer software for Windows?
