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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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 ...
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Quickly access Auto-hide Option
When I use TeamViewer to access my laptop, I want the launcher to stay put (ie not autohide).
But when I am at home I want the launcher to autohide. Is it possible to map the auto-hide option to a ...
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Is it possible to connect to already running session on Xubuntu 12.04 machine?
Previously I was connecting to my Xubuntu machine1 by running on it VNC server first and then using VNC client on machine2 to connect to machine1. The problem is that i had to login anew to my ...
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How can I connect to a Windows (7) running in VirtualBox from the network with RDP?
I have a Windows7 guest running in a VirtualBox hosted by Precise (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS). In the settings of the virtual machine I have activated the 'Remote Display' (Enable Server) with default settings ...
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Remmina alternative
Does anybody know any good alternative for Remmina (doesn't have to be free)?
RDP would be the most important protocol for me.
Remmina is extremely buggy lately. Segfaults every now and then, ...
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Failed to load session “gnome”
Like the title says im getting this error when trying to connect with tightvnc viewer from windows 7 to ubuntu server which has installed xubuntu-desktop(with sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop) ...
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Remote desktop to Ubuntu has wrong keyboard mapping
I am connecting to a new install of Ubuntu 12.04 via remote desktop (after installing xrdp). Everything seems to work fine except that the keyboard mapping is for US rather than UK.
I have looked at ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 disabling wallpaper when desktop sharing
When I connect to another Ubuntu 12.04 box via remote desktop sharing, I want the desktop to be gray (no wallpaper), because the connection is slow (DSL). In older Ubuntu versions, I'd use ...
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Remote Desktop Viewer Set-up for 12.10
How do you set up the Remote Desktop in 12.10? I've scanned the available answers here and didn't find anything that answers the question considering the 12.10 interface. Specifically, advice says ...
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Remote Desktop between Ubuntu Machines
My desktop and my laptop are connected to the same router. I want to be able to remote login from my laptop to my desktop. Laptop is 12.04 and desktop is 12.10.
I tried putting xrdp on my desktop, ...
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Getting system to boot in headless mode set-up without display problems
Previously I had Ubuntu 11.04 and I could boot with no monitor attached.
Now I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 with autologin and I've found that is incapable of booting correctly if the monitor isn't ...
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Same home folders on 2 PC's using network
I have a server that is always running always connected to the network and I would like to install another computer that can sit in my study and either log in to this PC(not vnc) over the network or ...
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XRDP client cant see task menu nor buttons (remote connection)
I'm just curious if anyone had the problem of not being able to see any menu's or Ubuntu related gui buttons in a rdp instance with remote desktop software.
I was able to drag icons onto the desktop ...
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How do I run the equivalent of 'mstsc' from a Ubuntu machine?
How to run the equivalent of mstsc from a Ubuntu machine (i.e. do a remote login into a Windows EC2 instance)
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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 ...
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Making Remotely Connected ubuntu server as GUI enabled
I am trying to connect to a remote server in cloud hosting service using remote desktop client application. Actually, the remote server is a server edition. I need it as GUI enabled like an Ubuntu ...
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Ask about same software like putty
I want to share document in remote computer.
Through which software can be supposed same like putty in UBUNTU 11.10?
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VNC server on Ubuntu 12.04 is not working — external VNC clients cannot access
I did:
sudo apt-get install vnc4server
then:
vncserver
But VNC viewer at a Windows computer could not access the Ubuntu.
Then, I did:
sudo apt-get install gnome-core
But still no access.
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I have installed ubuntu 12.04 on a pc and I'm sharing the desktop to a win machine but the screen is not refreshing
The image is always the same as the first image. It never updates the screen.
How may I fix it? thanks
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How to access and use another Ubuntu over LAN?
I'd like to have seamless control over my computer from my laptop within my home LAN. After seeing this post, it would seem that seamless (no lagginess at all, which VNC introduces) control is ...
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How to make default screen (display monitor) my computer of remotely linked computer using teamviewer? or in any other software? [closed]
I am using windows 7 at work, and i use windows vista at home, and i want to do some work in my home's computer when i am in work, but i dont want to see others that something happening in my home's ...
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Remote Desktop Connection from Windows 7 to Ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to use remote desktop from Windows 7 to Ubuntu?
I am new to ubuntu - I have my personal laptop on UBUNTU and work on WIN 7 PC at my office.
Can you please ...
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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 ...
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X11RDP Best Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 12.04
I surf the web without finding a good tutorial how to install and configure X11RDP since XRDP is making some problems and i found that X11RDP solved this issue.
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rdesktop is not accepting a 3 key combination
So I'm using rdesktop to connect to a remote server of us where I have Visual Studio. The virtual machine is a Windows 2008 server. I use this parameters:
rdesktop -D -g 1920x1200 -k it X.X.X.X
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Access ubuntu machine via VNC server
I am trying to access my Ubuntu machine remotely through a VNC service. I have configured the machine and am successfully able to open a VNC session when pointing to my own machine locally. Remotely ...
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Problem with using remote desktop application via citrix web client
I have problem when I connect to remote desktop (Windows VDI) via Citrix application from web, it look like that mouse hot spot is shifted to upper position then I can't click on the correct button or ...
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By default does RDesktop use any encryption?
When you use RDesktop to remote into another computer, is it traveling over the internet unencrypted? How secure is RDesktop, or should another application be used?
Thanks
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How to view Windows desktops over network?
I would like to view a remote Windows desktop and also control the action/clicks, start applications, etc, from my Ubuntu desktop.
Can this be done? If yes, is there any easy to use tool for this?
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How to control computer through iPod
I have enabled the setting that allows people who connect to my computer to control it. Now, I was wondering if there was a way to connect to it through my iPod and control it from there?
If so, do ...
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How do I control remote Windows 7 machine? VNC/RDP/?
I have a Windows 7 laptop that's going out and about and I'd like to be able to admin' it from my Ubuntu (precise) desktop.
While the laptop is in my office I can use Gnome's "Remote Desktop Viewer" ...
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Customize X11vnc
Is it possible to customize the rows that appears when I launch an X11vnc session?
I would translate the conditions for the user that require the remote session.
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how to start LXDE session automatically after tightvncserver starts to make me able see desktop when connecting to the host via vncclient?
I have system which is equipped with Intel Celeron processor 1.1 GHz s370 with 384 Mb of RAM on Intel d815egew motherboard which supports wake-on-lan function. I want to use such a PC for Internet ...
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Share only single screen with someone
So when I was on windows and working with a colleague I used to use Webex and would share my desktop, I could lock it down to showing only a single monitor - I can't find a equivalent on Ubuntu and ...
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which software is suitable for remote-desktop management?
which software is suitable in ubuntu for remote desktop management using internet. not home network (LAN).
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How to diagnose vino authentication failure from Unity 2D? (12.04)
I'm using a new installation of 12.04LTS running Unity 2D.
I'm trying to configure Remote Desktop.
I've used vino-preferences to allow access. I've tried both with a password and without a ...
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Which of this 2 are the right way to install remote desktop to Amazon EC2 Ubuntu
http://www.liberiangeek.net/2011/06/connect-to-ubuntu-11-04-from-windows-via-remote-desktop/
http://www.tiempoanalytics.com/2011/09/how-to-install-vncserver-xrdp-on-amazon.html
I tried and it ...
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Setting up remote desktop via ssh? Not actually at the machine but can ssh
I'm not going to be in front of my ubuntu machine for a while but I very much need to be able to remote desktop to it.
In an ssh session, what's the best route to take to set-up and allow certain ...
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SSH'ing to my machine attaches an existing screen session and detaching it ends my SSH session
ssh'ing to my Ubuntu machine automatically attaches an existing screen session and detaching ends my ssh session
What I want is to be able to ssh to my Ubuntu machine without automatically ...
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Remmina: Key bindings were different for a temporary period
I have not changed Remmina preferences and suddenly, the keys 'b', 'd', 't', etc., were almost sending Super + key to the VM. So if I open a remote desktop session with Remmina, those keys do not work ...
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freenx sound fw
How can I get sound forwarding from a 12.04 to a 12.04 ubuntu machine ?
I have tried a couple things I found on google, but none worked. There were not targetted towards ubuntu.
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How to set a keyboard shortcut that is sent to Ubuntu rather than active remote desktop?
I have three workspaces: WS1, WS2 and WS3.
In WS1, I have an active remote desktop session to a windows
computer, started with "rdesktop ".
In WS2, I have some bash terminals
In WS3, I have some ...
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Remote Desktop (Vino-Server) connects but display doesn't work?
Ubuntu comes default with vino-server, I can remote into my machine, and connect to it, however, the display inside my remote client, is a mirror of my own desktop.
I tried using one monitor, ...
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Bio-Linux: How to select an OS for remote desktop in dual boot environment? [closed]
I have a system dual-booting Windows 7 Pro and Bio-Linux ("Bio-Linux provides more than 500 bioinformatics programs on an Ubuntu Linux 10.04 base" 10.04 is LTS, supported until April 2013).
I have ...
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Direct X-forwarding
I'm struggling to set up X-forwarding between 2 different machines on my local network and my ubuntu desktop. I'm able to connect using ssh x-forwarding one one machine, but the other machine (a Qnap ...
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Stop desktop sharing from prompting to allow
I have enabled Desktop Sharing, the one that Ubuntu comes with... However when I use VNC to connect it you have to have someone on the machine to allow the connection.
1 - how can I always approve ...
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Desktop icon that connects to remote host using remmina
I've been trying pretty hard for the past couple days to try and "shang-hai" a desktop icon into connecting to a remote host when clicked. It will probably be using remmina since this is the remote ...
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Step by step copy paste tutorial for configuring VNC/RDP without a reboot
I have an existing ssh connection between my computer (A:12.04) and a remote computer (B:10.04) (from A I just type ssh B). I have root access on both. Both use ubuntu desktop edition. I am struggling ...
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How can I change the port of Remote Desktop?
How can I change the port of Ubuntu's built in Remote Desktop?
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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)?
