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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Desktop sharing options for Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity
I would like to be able to access my office Ubuntu 12.04 machine from home, from a Mac Mini with Mac OSX. I have a VPN and I am able to access my office machine over SSH, so connectivity is not a ...
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Can I use another computer as a second monitor?
Is there a way to extend my desktop's screen onto my laptop's display, as if the laptop was just another monitor in a dual-monitor configuration?
Maybe with some combination of VNC and Synergy?
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Disconnect have no effect using rdesktop
So I'm using rdesktop with my labtop when I remote my PC in the lab,which is installed with Windows 7.Everything went well until I recently upgraded my lubuntu of the laptop(or maybe there's nothing ...
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Connecting to Ubuntu Server over VNC and having it make use of my multiple screens
I've got a VNC server configured on my linux server and i can connect to it and it works, ive set the resoltuion to 1920x1080 and it uses one of my monitors, and works well in full screen.
I ...
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How to enable multisession in X11RDP?
I am using X11RDP v0.6. In the XRDP v0.5 multisession was a choice by just changing the resolution. Anyway, its not the problem...
I just want to know how to enable multisession in X11RDP 0.6 in ...
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 ...
