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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remmina desktop client not working properly,shows login failed [closed]

I have used a desktop client in windows and it works fine. I could not find what the problem is. Simply shows login failed.
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port forwarding to docker instance for rdp

I have installed docker on my machine. On the ubuntu container I am using, I've installed all the stuff necessary to remote desktop via RDP. (like xrdp, tightvncserver, etc). Even remote-desktop from ...
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Start KDE 5 through VNC

I am trying to setup TightVNC so that I can access my KDE Plasma 5 desktop remotely. Problem is, I don't know what to put in the ~/.vnc/xstartup file to start KDE.
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Run multiple Teamviewer instances at the same time

I'm using Teamviewer 11 in order to remotely connect to Ubuntu Server 14.04. I want that each Ubuntu's user will be able to simultaneously remotely connect to this server with Teamviewer. Currently, ...
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Distorted xrdp session issue

I've installed xrdp and I am using xfce4 as my desktop software. In order to configure my xrdp to connected to a previously disconnected session, I've made changes as per this answer. Here is a part ...
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Activate remote desktop on my ubuntu server, which interface/program?

I have a server running the ubuntu 14 LTS. Right now I need to activate the remote desktop option because there is some operation that I can't do with the terminal but I need to use program interface (...
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Apps on VNC and Local display: How to show running applications in all x sessions? (Xubuntu 14.04 x64)

Ok, I usually don't ask questions, because by lurking around here for a couple hours I can find what I am looking for. This one has me stumped though, and I'm not entirely sure that what I want is ...
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Remote desktop shows distorted graphics [closed]

I'm having trouble with setting up a remote desktop on my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop using xrdp and xfce. I'm trying to log in from a laptop running 15.10 using Remmina. I have set it up as described in ...
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Cannot connect to x11vnc server before login

I have installed x11vnc on ubuntu 15.10. Based on: Remmina cannot perform VNC remote desktop session before user logs in I have created a new file: /etc/init/x11vnc.conf on MYSERVER containing: ...
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Remote Desktop over WAN

I've got a Ubuntu server and an Ubuntu desktop, with about 4-40ms of latency (they are in 2 different buildings, connected via a fiber ring) between them. Both are running 14.04.3, of the respective ...
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RealVNC v5.3.0 not connecting when accessing Ubuntu 15.10 from a window PC

I'm new to using Ubuntu. I've refurbished an old PC with Ubuntu 15.10 as a personal project. I wanted to use RealVNC so I can remote over to my Ubuntu server. I've downloaded the package from the ...
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How to access remote desktop from a Windows PC to Ubuntu?

How to access a ubuntu system remotely from a windows pc without teamviewer? Is there any other option.
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Unable to connect Ubuntu 14 & Windows 10 with Remmina

I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 and trying to connect to another machine (Windows 10) in a different network using remote desktop via RDP Protocol. But when I try to connect I get this error message: Unable ...
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Why can't I connect from Ubuntu laptop to a Win7 desktop thru Cisco AnyConnect?

I have Windows laptop that can connect to my work thru a Cisco AnyConnect (version 3.1) VPN, then using the Windows 7 built-in Remote Desktop Client. It works OK. I now also have a Ubuntu distro in ...
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Remmina VNC doesn't connect to remote machine

I need to connect to a workstation from a personal machine but don't have any luck with it. The workstation is also Ubuntu 14.04. My personal machine: Remmina 0.9.99.1, Ubuntu 14.04. The window I ...
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How to work remotely on Ubuntu from another Ubuntu [14.04.3]?

I have a machine at home and a second at work. Both run the same version of Ubuntu 14.04.3. I want to be able to connect to my home computer from the one at work. I want to see my desktop and work ...
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14.04 - Remote Desktop/Control to Headless Ubuntu Desktop

Apologies if this has been asked many times, but there seems to be a variety of options for remote desktop onto a headless machine running 14.04 LTS (Desktop) I don't have much experience with Ubuntu,...
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How to remote terminal into the standard desktop?

I want to remote terminal into the Ubuntu desktop 14.x from Windows. To that end I installed xrdp (via apt-get install xrdp) and enabled Sharing via Desktop Sharing Preferences and I am able to ...
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Is it possible to VNC into a separate desktop?

I'm currently running Ubuntu 15.10 on my home-theater and I'm frequently using Remmina Remote Desktop Client to manage the box. Since the home-theater is frequently in use playing it's video duties, ...
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How to add search domain to Vinagre Remote Access Viewer

I'm trying to connect to a pc of a friend which also uses Ubuntu 14.04. I'm using Vinagre Remote Desktop Viewer to connect to him using his external IP but the program don't find him because it is ...
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How to completely remove audio (kmix, pulseaudio) on kubuntu-desktop for rdp/x2go

I use a ubuntu-server distribution (14.04) along with the package "kubuntu-desktop" to allow users to log in remotely and access a desktop. I currently use "x2go" as the remote-desktop connection ...
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Ubuntu remote server control from other network

Hello everyone today i worked on an old laptop i had with ubuntu 14.10 on it. I can now remote acces it from my home wifi connection. But i was wondering what if i want to acces it from a train with ...
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xrdp to Ubuntu machine not working from external network

I have a Ubuntu machine that I would like external users to connect to using RDP. Connecting from an internal network works perfectly fine. But users outside of my network,who use the public IP, can ...
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Teamviewer 11 can't find network on ubuntu server

So i've set up an ubuntu server that has tightvncserver installed. so i connect with a vnc client and I tried to install teamviewer so i could remotely manage the server(yes I know I could just port ...
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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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Desktop sharing failing between 12.04 and 14.04

On both machines I have Desktop Sharing and Remote Desktop Viewer (vinagre) up and running. On both machines in Desktop Sharing Preferences I have enabled Allow other users to view your desktop ...
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How to diagnose a vnc-crashing problem?

Tightvnc server keeps crashing on my dedicated Ubuntu server. The Ubuntu Unity main desktop is unaffected, but the tightvnc server crashes and takes down any program that was running in its (xfce) ...
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Connect from Windows 10 to Ubuntu 15.04 using Windows Remote Desktop?

I have looked for this issue on this forum, but most of the information seems to be at least 2-3 years outdated. Hence I made a new post. I currently have a VPS running Ubuntu 15.04 (64bit) and I ...
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Installing Chrome Remote Desktop

I'm trying to install chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, but keep on getting the following error: The package is of bad quality. The installation of a package which violates the quality ...
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Remote Desktop Solution for Ubuntu 14.04 host and a Windows Thin Client w USB support?

THE GEAR: Midtower running Ubuntu 14.04 for the host An HP t610 Thin Client running a stripped-down embedded copy of Windows 7 and VMWare. Note that the client factory resets with every boot. DAC ...
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Key is CORRECT: "not authorized" to decrypt?

On ubuntu 14.04 I installed Xfce to make remote desktop work. On win7 when i rdp to the machine and attempt to mount an encrypted usb device I get "not authorized to perform operation" message. I've ...
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Vinagre XML bookmark password

We have a couple of machines that run on Ubuntu and have Remote Desktop Viewer (Vinagre) to connect to a Windows 2008 R2 server. I have edited the vinagre-bookmarks.xml file to add bookmarks. I wanted ...
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Ubuntu Virtual Desktop for web development

I installed Ubuntu Desktop, LUbuntu for web development in a VMWARE Esxi. I set 1 GB ram for 3 operating systems which my friends are going to use with me. The server is 8 core processor 32 bit with ...
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Enable remote desktop on azure ubuntu

A few day before I created a virtual ubuntu machine o my MS azure. I have an ssh connection (via PuTTY) to this machine, but I just cannot get the remote desktop working. Well in fact, I'm pretty new ...
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How to fix a constantly-crashing/freezing/disconnecting VNC server?

I am running tightvnc server on my Ubuntu machine, which I connect to from my Macbook, which then runs an XFCE virtual desktop (i.e. not the main Ubuntu desktop that shows up on the monitor connected ...
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RDP unable to connect Remmina/Ubuntu 14.04

Remmina had been connecting to my RDP service for several months, until it just stopped. It will still connect by IP address. Ping confirms that the domain name resolves to the proper IP, and nothing ...
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14.04 xrdp gnome-session (of any sort) does not work

I have spent the evening trying to get xrdp working... None of these ~/.xsession options work - the connection starts, but then crashes gnome-session -–session=Ubuntu-2d gnome-session -–session=...
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no security type suitable for rfb 3.3 supported

I'm trying to set up an RDP connection from a W10 desktop to an Ubuntu 15.10 server. The connection is made but when I'm putting in my credentials to open the desktop on my server it's turning back to ...
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What did change in RDP access between 14.04 and 15.10?

I've been using 14.04LTS on my home server, including access via Windows Remote Desktop to the server itself as well as to several --type vrdp virtual box virtual machines. Now I've had to reinstall ...
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How To Start VNC Session With Gnome Desktop?

I'm trying to start a VNC session with the Gnome Desktop as follows: Server Side Configure .vnc/xstartup file to: #!/bin/sh # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: # unset ...
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How do you keep unity desktop in a remote desktop connection

I am looking to set up a remote desktop PC. But from what i had read, the half to install another form of desktop interface that is not unity, these are utility's like XRDP, X2go. I am wondering if ...
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I need to access my 15.10 desktop with remote access. How can I do so?

I have a Ubuntu 15.10 desktop that has some programs on it that I cannot get on my Ubuntu 14 laptop. However, I would like to be able to use these programs when I am away from home with my laptop. ...
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How to access Windows 10 PC from Ubuntu 14.04 using Remote Acess Client like Remmina

I have a laptop with Ubuntu 14.04LTS and my friend has Laptop with Windows 10. How should I configure both these laptop so that I can access Windows desktop from my Ubuntu? Specifically how should I ...
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Remove last space from alias

I want to create an alias for xfreerdp, and I need to concatenate the /v: parameter in my alias with the server name, that I'm obviously providing when invoking this alias. Alias: alias r='xfreerdp /...
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How do I get rid of this box that opens when logging in using remote desktop?

This box shows up every time I login to Ubuntu using remote desktop. I'm on Ubuntu Server 14.04.3 LTS with the Lubuntu LXDE Desktop (lubuntu-core). Is there any way for me to get rid of it?
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Remote Desktop Secutity

I'm learning how to remote desktop from my Ubuntu machine to my Debian machine. I'm using Remmina and VNC. One problem I have is that the security is weak. To enable remote desktop on Debian I went to ...
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How can I configure gateway in Remmina UI?

I`ve just installed latest versions of FreeRDP (1.2.1) and Remmina (1.2.0) and I finnaly can connect to my rdp using gateway (like this way): xfreerdp /v:server /g:gateway /u:Username /p:pass +...
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Remotely access Linux from Windows computers

I have an interesting situation. I work for a company that sells medical equipment. We work in many hospitals as a 3rd party, but one particular hospital, due to its nature, requires heavy ...
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Remote Desktop - RDP blank screen and aborts after disconnect

Attention: I scrolled through a lot of questions and didn't find an answer, please don't mark this as duplicate! A similar question is already here, but sadly it didn't receive any answers. I'm ...
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What should I do to stop the 'gray' screen when using xrdp?

So far, here are the steps I've taken: In a fully-updated 14.04 (as super user) sudo apt-get install xrdp sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install xfce4 echo xfce4-session >~/.xsession sudo service ...
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