Questions tagged [remote-desktop]
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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Ubuntu not display the remote desktop properly?
I am using:
PuTTY [release 0.63]
TightVNC Viewer for windows [version 2.7.10]
windows server 2012 r2 on Windows Azure.
To connect remote desktop of my Ubuntu machine on windows azure [Ubuntu 13.10]....
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Share Clipboard Between Ubuntu and Windows Remote Desktop
I am trying to copy paste text between Windows Remote Desktop and Linux Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04 with Mate Desktop.
I have seen several posts that mention killing the rdpclip.exe process (on Windows) ...
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Ubuntu 23.10 raspberrypi 5 No bluetooth found using XRDP
Bluetooth audio is fine locally on a RaspberryPi5. When remote from Win10 using RDP I get No Bluetooth Found, plug in a dongle to use Bluetooth.
I've tried suggestions to add user to audio, lp, ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 , XRDP, session will not log off or disconnect
So, I have been forced to press an Ubuntu box using 32-bit Wine packages to help someone keep an old application written for Windows NT running a little longer. (yes, I know, horrible idea, they ...
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x11vnc constantly closing in 18.04 LTS
I've been using this remote desktop solution several years ago, but seems to be a problem with the latest Ubuntu. It closes constantly when remote connecting. Hoy can I find where the problem is? ...
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Sharing an Xubuntu / XFCE desktop remotely _and_ securely?
I want to access my Xubuntu desktop machine remotely, and see the same desktop as is shown on the remote machine's monitor. By default using both VNC and xrdp, one gets a new desktop session, and I ...
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Problem connecting to xrdp (windows 10 ->ubuntu 14.04)
I have a Windows 10 laptop trying to RDP into an Ubuntu 14.04 desktop.
I installed TightVNC on the ubuntu station, then installed xrdp, basically following the instructions on this page
When I ...
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Choose desktop environment programmatically
I have a remote machine with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to which I have graphical access via xrdp. This machine has 3 desktop environments installed - Gnome (i.e. standard Ubuntu desktop), KDE Plasma and Xfce. ...
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Use KDE Plasma desktop over VNC on Kubuntu 22.04
In short: how I can I use the Plasma desktop environment over VNC?
I am running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS with KDE Plasma 5.24.7 (the "Kubuntu" image install).
Logging in to the machine physically ...
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Desktop Sharing Slow when no monitor is connected during boot
This just started happening after a recent reboot of my 16.04 box. It had been run running for about a month with reboots and everything with no problem. I could use a windows box and VNC in and all ...
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Remote mouse pointer not rendering using RDP to connect iPad as a monitor for Ubuntu in extend mode
I have a multi-monitor setup. I am using the iPad as another screen. I followed these instructions: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/use-ipad-as-second-monitor-ubuntu-22-04
It is usable but, the ...
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Accessing Ubuntu desktop from WIndows through RDP and without monitor
I installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on a PC. In Settings - Sharing, I activated Remote Desktop and Remote Control.
On my Windows 11 PC, I configured the remote desktop to access the Ubuntu PC that is on ...
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Autologin & RDP
First, apologies if my question was asked many times before or the answer is super obvious to you. I spend 2 hours or so searching for an answer and tried numerous things. I even asked ChatGPT (...
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Getting input/output error running anything on remote desktop
I installed Xfce and I'm trying to use VPS over remote desktop.
When I connect and try to run anything ( tried terminal and browser so far ) I'm getting this:
How do I resolve this?
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Native RDP on Ubuntu 22.04 not working
Here is my experience. I installed 22.04 the installed Chrome which started to use something called "keyring" which completely messed the RDP feature.
So I reninstalled VM quickly and tried ...
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AnyDesk keeps changing id after reboot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
After upgrading a system to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I can't automatically connect to the station via AnyDesk because it keeps changing id on each reboot. Manual connection works fine and it allows unattended ...
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Windows Remote Desktop Connection and Workspaces Functionality
I'm trying to access a remote Windows desktop hosted on Azure from my local Ubuntu 18.04 PC.
There is a link to do this directly from within my browser which works fairly well, however some ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 resets Remote Desktop after reboot - how to keep it enabled permanently?
I have a remote Ubuntu device, and I'd like to be able to remote desktop into it after it boots.
So, I went to Settings/Sharing, got asked to specify a password to open the keyring, enabled Remote ...
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Cannot RDP to another Ubuntu box
I have Ubuntu 15.10 running on my desktop PC and my laptop. On the desktop PC I have enabled sharing in Desktop Sharing Preferences:
Next I am trying to use remmina client to connect to Ubuntu on my ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 allow VNC server connection from LiveUSB image?
So, I need to install Ubuntu on a machine, and I booted Ubuntu Desktop (Gnome) LiveUSB image there.
The user ubuntu there by default has no password, so I had to so sudo passwd ubuntu in order to ...
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vncserver exited too early
I have a Ubuntu 21.10 headless and I need to connect to it using remote desktop. When I attempt to start using vncservercommand I get the below too early exit code
hd2900@hd2900:~/.vnc$ vncserver
New ...
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NoMachine remote desktop flickering on Ubuntu 23.10
Good morning everyone!
I am trying to share my desktop with Ubuntu 23.10 installed.
This machine has two GeForce RTX 2080 and consequently NVIDIA proprietary drivers (I need CUDA API so I cannot use ...
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How to access KDE desktop remotely
The machine aba-cat17.aba.oc.edu is running Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS. If I were physically in front of it, I would see a login screen to KDE 5.
I would like to access it remotely and get to the same ...
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Can't start Docker-Desktop when remoting into Ubuntu machine
I run Ubuntu 22.04 on a machine that I remote into via RDP on my Windows machine. Remote connection is enabled on the Ubuntu machine via the built-in remote desktop sharing feature.
I have Docker-...
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How to set up NoMachine in Ubuntu with key based authentication?
How do you set up NoMachine on Ubuntu?
Why Nomachine?
On Windows, I love using Chrome Remote Desktop for remote logins, and it works great. But, on Linux, I just have problem after problem with Chrome ...
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RDP from Win 7/10 to i3-wm session
At my university, I have a Xubuntu workstation, on which all my simulations and other scientific applications/calcs are run. When I am physically present in the office, I use the i3 window manager, ...
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Remmina doesn't connect
After returning from vacation I began to get the error message in Remmina when connecting to corporate RDP server:
The Remote Desktop Gateway "a.b.c" denied the user "domain\user" ...
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TeamViewer on 22.04 remote access
I am trying to use TeamViewer to remote into my Ubuntu-based server, so that I could manage it when I am away. The problem is, every time I try to remote into the server, I get this message displayed:
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After Upgrade to 22.04 unable to access remote desktop via VNC legacy (was working on 20.04)
I was able to use vncviewer in the past to this machine with no problems.
After the upgrade I configured teh Remote Desktop Sharing correctly in the Settings.
When I try to connect to the machine I ...
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Can not remote control server - Ubuntu 23.10
I have Ubuntu Desktop + gdm3 installed. I am running Ubuntu Server 23.10, and I installed both packages with apt. I have remote desktop enabled, and remote control enabled on my server, yet I can not ...
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Cannot connect to Ubuntu 22.04 through RDP
PROBLEM: can't connect to my Ubuntu server through RDP.
MSTSC RETURNS:
[Window Title]
Remote Desktop Connection
[Content]
Remote Desktop can't connect to the remote computer for one of these reasons:
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Remote desktop via Vnc is black, mouse/keyboard works
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04. I enabled remote desktop in Settings -> Sharing -> Remote desktop -> Enable legacy VNC protocol.
When connecting using Remmina to this machine, the session ...
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XRDP for multiple monitors (secure?)
I want to use Xrdp (VNC would be ok too, maybe?) to connect to a machine through a pretty crappy network. I have multiple monitors on my local, client side machine, and I need the remote session to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 remote desktop server freeze after running some time after wake up
Enable RDP (not VNC) on Ubuntu 22.04 Settings-Share
Log into RDP from Windows 10 machine using MS RDP client.
Suspend the Ubuntu machine in RDP session and the MS RDP client freeze - normal ...
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Remote desktop keyboard mapping problem
Summary: The numeric keypad part of my keyboard does not work correctly on my remote PC. The keyboard physically attached to the remote/host PC works normally, and while they are not identical, they ...
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Let Ubuntu 20.04 keep remote desktop on after reboot
Ubuntu 20.04 have the nice feature that you don't need command line to start remote desktop or VNC server (with the "normal" installation choice), just go to Settings-Share.
But each time ...
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Using remmina to remote into an ubuntu desktop on another netowrk
I have 2 ubuntu machines (1 laptop, 1 desktop). I want to log in to the desktop from the laptop when I am either or the same network or not.
The desktop, as suggested in a few places, seems to have ...
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Xrdp on Ubuntu: "Failed to execute default web browser input output error"
I am running Ubuntu and have set up an xrdp server for remote desktop access. When I connect to the server using xrdp, everything works fine except for the default web browser.
I encounter the error ...
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XRDP Windows Remote Desktop restricts all groups except root
I have several internal nvme drives and I discovered they weren't mounted. I couldn't get them to mount using "disks" because I'm "not authorized to perform operation". My account ...
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Remmina won't start
I use the Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
After system update when I try to run Remmina there are no errors or other messages.
Remmina launch example:
none@none:~$ remmina
none@none:~$
I tried reinstall Remmina ...
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Remote Desktop freezes while connecting from Windows
I am currently working on a Windows PC, from which I connect to a Ubuntu PC through Ubuntu's native remote desktop. But it is very unstable since the screen freezes all the time and even disconnects. ...
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Remote Ubuntu pc
I built a great ubuntu pc at my family house, but now moving to university dorms.
I can't take my pc with me because of space and electricity issues, but will take my monitor and laptop (that has ...
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Unable to access gnome terminal on ubuntu 22.04 LTS server with ubuntu-desktop installed
Hi I have setup tigervncserver by following https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/ubuntu-desktop-aws#3-configuring-the-vnc-server on Ubuntu server running one AWS ec2 metal instance, but i have trouble running ...
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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 ...
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How to stop ubuntu from prompting for confirmation for remote desktop
I was trying to setup a remote desktop solution for an Ubuntu virtual machine running version 22.04 LTS, installed on a Mac Mini that I now use as a home server. However, after I installed TeamViewer ...
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Installing Winconn [duplicate]
Let me start off by saying I'm a fairly new linux user and am somewhat competent in it's use but very competent in Windows. I just installed Ubuntu on my wife's computer which she uses to work from ...
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How to use single-screen machine to access a dual-screen Ubuntu machine via UDP and see both screens?
This is a follow up to How do I use dual monitors with Remmina Remote Desktop Client?
The developer I guess says it's a feature, but added almost 2 years ago at this point. So I have everything up to ...
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How can I give permission to a user be able to UNLOCK Users GUI to Create New Users when connected thru xRDP Sessions?
I've really dug into Google and AskUbuntu this week, but I wasn't able to find a satisfactory answer to this issue I'm facing...
I've created a user with ADMIN permissions on my Ubuntu 18.04 using ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.3 Desktop - Remote desktop not working at all times
I have a second computer running Ubuntu 22.04.3 Desktop (it serves as a mini server to test), on which I have the screen sharing option enabled via RDP to easily access via the main computer. For some ...
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gnome-remote-desktop Failed to start RDP server: Error binding to address [::]:3389: Address already in use
I'm trying to find an answer but I haven't so far.
I installed Ubuntu 22.0.4 and Gnome Desktop didn't work so i went ahead to upgrade to 23.0.4 hoping it will resolve the following issue but it didn't....