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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Access a machine remotely?
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 ...
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How to setup NX server and client?
I installed NX server on my desktop and able to run it successfully following this tutorial:
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How can I copy/paste files via RDP in Kubuntu?
I recently installed the latest Kubuntu (x64) on my work machine as I am trying to migrate away from Windows. Unfortunately I use RDP very frequently to connect to customer's servers and need to be ...
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How can I enable font smoothing when I connect to a Windows server with Terminal Services Client?
When I fire up remote desktop on Windows and connect to my server (Windows Server 2008), the fonts look pretty smooth. I just installed Ubuntu 10.10 yesterday and when I use rdesktop to connect the ...
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How to disable Remmina Remote Desktop automatic shortcuts?
I noticed that Remmina Remote Desktop comes installed by default in 12.04. This is great because I have used it in the past and really enjoy it. Anyways, there is a little problem. When I am doing ...
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X opens local firefox instead of distant one
I usually use vinagre or vncviewer to work from home, but since my screen size is not the same on both computers (Ubuntu on laptop, Fedora in the office) it's not comfortable at all.
I'm currently ...
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How do I secure vnc/desktop sharing?
I have a bunch of laptops I need to set up for our support dept and I need to be able to access/monitor them at all times. The laptops run ubuntu 11.10 gnome shell 3.2 and all have the desktop sharing ...
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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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How to enable true remote login
I don't quite know how these things are called, so a search did not product any help.
I've got two computers, a desktop and a netbook. The netbook is really weak, and there's hardly any fun doing ...
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Recommended desktop sharing setup on same network segment
I have a few headless ubuntu machines networked to a single switch running on the same network segment.
I have a main machine running ubuntu with a monitor and i want to access to other machines.
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VNC client not working — Not able to see the changes happening on the other side
Here is the Problem: I have two computers connected in the same LAN.
I am trying to access one computer from another using Remote Desktop Viewer, I am able to see the remote desktop.
But when i ...
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How do I remote desktop to Linux (Ubuntu) from Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to use remote desktop from Windows 7 to Ubuntu?
I see folks have asked how to remote desktop from Ubuntu to Windows, but not vice versa. How can I remote ...
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How to cut and paste from Remote Desktop Viewer [closed]
I use rdesktop to access a Windows XP box at work, and I use "Remote Desktop Viewer" to access a Mac OS X box with vnc. Cut and paste works ok from rdesktop, although occasionally I have to kill and ...
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How to change the screen resolution when using RDesktop?
How to change the screen resolution?
I type the command
rdesktop "server ip"
but the screen does not appear large.
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2answers
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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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Enable Remote Desktop for the whole PC [closed]
How can I set up my PC the Remote Desktop is enabled from the moment it is booted, regardless of who is logged on?
Currently, I have to open vino-preferences so I can access my PC from another ...
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Remotely access and use Windows machines
I want to try and use Windows machines from an Ubuntu instance, what are my options to achieve it? How do I set either Ubuntu and Windows to allow remote desktop?
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Set “Remote desktop” host server remotely
When you want to set a server to accept "Remote Desktop" connections, you do:
System \ Preferences \ Remote Desktop
The thing is I just have a ssh connection to the server for now. How do you set it ...
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Remote Desktop advice
Coming from Windows, so that is what my expectations are based on. I have a Ubuntu desktop edition instance running as a virtual machine on a server. I would like to use it as my primary open source ...
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How to open a remote session?
Earlier, I was trying to find a way to connect to Ubuntu from Windows 7: http://ubuntu.stackexchange.com/questions/3934/is-it-possible-to-use-remote-desktop-from-windows-7-to-ubuntu-10-04
The ...
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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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Is there any remote desktop with sound and video capabilities allowing 2 different users work simultaniousely (a local and a remote one)?
I have a very powerful PC with Intel processor and a small Mac laptop with PowerPC processor. Both computers are with Ubuntu Linux. Mac laptop cannot play flash videos and I cannot install any ...
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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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How to connect to a virtual server using TightVNC from a Windows XP machine?
Our client from a different country provided us a VPN connection which we connect through Sonicwall net-extender. I am using Windows XP 32-bit.
After that I use putty to connect to the client's ...
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Installing VNC with resumable sessions
I'm coming from Fedora, where there's a useful package called "vnc-ltsp-config", which installs VNC so that it functions just like a normal Gnome desktop (i.e. it provides a login prompt, and then ...
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How can I start an Xvnc server at boot?
I used to have a Xvnc server that was running at boot on my Ubuntu 9.04 OS and I would like to do the same with 11.10. The procedure I followed at the time was this one. There was some configuration ...
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How can i use Opera web browser as remote access application?
My Ubuntu 11.04 has Opera web browser. And Behind complex NAT i have another PC with Ubuntu 11.04. In that PC i saw Skype works.
Now PC1 would like to connect PC2. Without using ...
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Desktop sharing outside Empathy
Between Empathy contacts, Ubuntu desktops can be shared, how can it be done outside of Empathy? What applications and packages are involved?
Note, I actually do not have any experience in sharing ...
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Need a remote desktop to a headless server without logging in first
I've been using Linux for many years now but only to run servers. Over the last few days I've been struggling with a technical / configuration issue which I hope someone can help with. I've installed ...
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Remote Desktop doesn't work after upgrade?
After upgrade Ubundu 10.04 to 10.10, remote desktop doesn't work anymore. I've checked the settings (vino-preferences) and everything is Ok, but I still can't access remotely to the machine! Any ...
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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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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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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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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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Lubuntu and remote desktop
I have a SSH address that I connect through command line, but I would like to have a GUI option to make my work easier. So is it possible to connect through ssh using remote desktop on Lubuntu 11.10? ...
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How to save Remote Desktop Connection (vinagre) names for Ubuntu?
Remote Desktop Client comes already installed in Ubuntu 11.10 (named as vinagre). It's a nice and one stop application for accessing remote machines using SSH, VNC, RDP (typically to windows ...
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Log of people/ip's who connected to my machine through remote desktop
My network has a static IP. And I could see some un-intended user tried to access my machine through Remote Desktop. Where can I see the log of the same?
Using Ubuntu 10.04
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Open desktop via LAN
I have a desktop and a laptop both with Ubuntu (Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS) on board. I installed OpenSSH server on desktop and now I'm able to connect to this from my laptop (also running Ubuntu) by typing
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GUI logon into remote system
I'm looking for something similar to RDP for linux.
I know VNC, but it doesnot work like RDP - it just sends images of screen, mouse position, keystrokes, etc. RDP just sends info that I've just ...
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Desktop Sharing not working when upgrading from 11.04 to 11.10
Just upgraded (reinstalled, because upgrading messed up my whole system) from 11.04 to 11.10 and Desktop sharing simply doesn't work anymore.
Under the Desktop Sharing Preferences I enabled the ...
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Virtualbox firewall issue?
I have followed this tutorial http://ubuntuguide.net/enable-remote-desktop-in-virtual-machinevirtualbox-guest and still cannot remote into the Windows XP desktop I have installed, it tries to connect ...
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How to remotely enable connecting to the main desktop
First let me state my problem
I need to be able to remotely log into the main desktop. By main I mean this.
I have VNC and NX setup.
If I'm locally logged in I can then remotely connect to that ...
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Headless machine: Increase Remote Desktop resolution
I have a headless Ubuntu machine that I connect to with a combination of ssh and vnc.
When I've got a monitor attached (which is rare), the vnc connection is the full resolution of the attached ...
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I can't change any user settings with my login, why?
The account I'm using is the first account on the system and it can use the sudo command. But when I'm trying to change anything in the User Settings program nothing happens. I can change my own ...
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Incorrect key mappings in remote NX session
I'm using the NoMachine provided NX client on Ubuntu 10.10 running on a laptop. I'm connecting to a FreeNX server that happens to be running on openSUSE.
I'm having trouble with keys being incorrect ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
