Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients
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X11VNC on the server side will do just fine, on the client side TightVNC and UltraVNC should both do the job. I'm using TightVNCViewer and MobaXTerm Pro for this.
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@thwr said
That's why I asked: You need to decide what you want. VNC for example is "just transporting your framebuffer" via ethernet, simply said. RDP on the other hand will create a dedicated session
I guess VNC is the best option for what I am looking to do, for now.
Any particular flavor better for this?
What exactly are you looking to do?
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I use X2Go on Mint for remote access.
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X2Go seems to be the go-to for this around here... I am sad because there don't appear to be any Mobile clients that work with this yet.
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@scottalanmiller said
I use X2Go on Mint for remote access.
I actually installed this and tried it, and have been having some issues.
I am running the mint instance on XS7, and I wonder if that could be part of my issue.
For example, I have installed a few alternative desktops, but I cannot select them on the login screen. It just says "ci" and will not let me pick.
I am able to get a windows from X2GO if I pick MATE or LXDE, but it does not size it properly to the window size I want, and I can only see the full desktop if I maximize it to my desktop.
Am I doing something wrong, or is perhaps something else going on? Maybe a video driver issue with XS7?
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Not a big deal, it is doing what I want. Just curious...
Always learning...
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@scottalanmiller said
I use X2Go on Mint for remote access.
I actually installed this and tried it, and have been having some issues.
I am running the mint instance on XS7, and I wonder if that could be part of my issue.
For example, I have installed a few alternative desktops, but I cannot select them on the login screen. It just says "ci" and will not let me pick.
I am able to get a windows from X2GO if I pick MATE or LXDE, but it does not size it properly to the window size I want, and I can only see the full desktop if I maximize it to my desktop.
Am I doing something wrong, or is perhaps something else going on? Maybe a video driver issue with XS7?
I know that any of the "fancy" GUIs, like Cinnamon are not supported... I've used Mate, and it tends to work pretty well.
You need to check the options in whatever app you are connecting with, and make sure that you have the window size set for "fit to window" or whatever the right option is. I use Pyhoca-GUI and don't have to mess with that setting.
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@dafyre said
You need to check the options in whatever app you are connecting with, and make sure that you have the window size set for "fit to window" or whatever the right option is. I use Pyhoca-GUI and don't have to mess with that setting.
Strangely enough, it is working now.
COMPUTERS!
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@dafyre said
You need to check the options in whatever app you are connecting with, and make sure that you have the window size set for "fit to window" or whatever the right option is. I use Pyhoca-GUI and don't have to mess with that setting.
Strangely enough, it is working now.
COMPUTERS!
I blame Microsoft.
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@dafyre said
I blame Microsoft.
And Bush.
And Obama
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
I am running the mint instance on XS7, and I wonder if that could be part of my issue.
Not realistically, no.
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If I don't want separate sessions I usually use nomachine. If I want separate sessions (like a terminal server/RDS) I use x2go.
We also use exceed at work for X11 forwarding, and mixes opengl in there somehow for 3d modeling.
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We use X2Go to make what are essentially terminal servers. Works really well.
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@scottalanmiller said
We use X2Go to make what are essentially terminal servers. Works really well.
Now that the window seems to be working, it's working well for me.
Though it has created a lot more questions for me in the Linux world.
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@scottalanmiller said
We use X2Go to make what are essentially terminal servers. Works really well.
Now that the window seems to be working, it's working well for me.
Though it has created a lot more questions for me in the Linux world.
Thenstart asking questions!
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@BRRABill said in Remotely Accessing Desktop of GUI-based Linux Clients:
@scottalanmiller said
Linux Mint is a full distro, like CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse Leap, Ubuntu, etc. It is a distro that focuses on desktop usage rather than server or mixed. But it is a distro. The desktop of Mint is Cinnamon, Mate, LXDE, etc.
How does a distro "focus on desktop usage", exactly?
Well, for example, it includes an office suite instead of a NoSQL database. It has a desktop instead of only a command line. Testing is done of desktop usage rather than server usage.
How do you test a limo differently from a tractor trailer?
