remote-desktop

How use Remote Desktop Address when desktop sharing on Ubuntu 22.04

How use Remote Desktop Address when desktop sharing on Ubuntu 22.04 At home I sometimes connect to a workstation from my laptop (both are at home). To connect to the server (i.e. the workstation) I use its internal IP in Remmina on my laptop. As the following image shows, Ubuntu on the server gives a …

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How to lock down Ubuntu linux so that only the active user can log in

How to lock down Ubuntu linux so that only the active user can log in I am new to linux and interested in only allow in login via direct access to the machine (active user). I don’t even want to be able to log in remotely myself. Can someone please point me in the right …

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rdp from WIndows 11 to Ubutnu 23.04 authentication error

rdp from WIndows 11 to Ubutnu 23.04 authentication error Trying to configure Ubuntu 23.04 so that I can remote login and manage my Ubuntu desktop from a Windows 11 PC using RDP. I am getting authentication errors when I try to login from windows via RDP. I am 100% certain I am typing the password …

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Cannot connect to Ubuntu 22.04 through RDP

Cannot connect to Ubuntu 22.04 through RDP PROBLEM: can’t connect to my Ubuntu server through RDP. MSTSC RETURNS: [Window Title] Remote Desktop Connection [Content] Remote Desktop can’t connect to the remote computer for one of these reasons: Remote access to the server is not enabled The remote computer is turned off The remote computer is …

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How to access my computer's terminal in the university dorm from another computer?

How to access my computer's terminal in the university dorm from another computer? I have used ssh to access remote computers/servers where they provided me a username, a password, and an IP address (like xxx:xxx:xx.xx). What I need to do is: ssh username@xxx.xxx.xx.xx and then it will ask for the password. After entering the password, …

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GNOME Screen Sharing VNC 23.04

GNOME Screen Sharing VNC 23.04 I previously had 20.04 and then 22.04, and now 23.04. In 20.04, GNOME Screen Sharing offered only VNC. In 22.04, it offered both RDP and VNC. Now in 23.04, it seems to offer only RDP. How can I re-enable the VNC option? (If it makes a difference, I’m logged in …

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Diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot

Diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot I am having some trouble with diagnosing why xrdp fails to start the service after boot. × xrdp.service – xrdp daemon Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/xrdp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: timeout) Docs: man:xrdp(8) man:xrdp.ini(5) CPU: 8ms [INFO ] xrdp_listen_pp done systemd[1]: xrdp.service: Can’t open …

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Firefox from Terminal on remote Ubuntu 22.04 via VNC: Cannot open display

Firefox from Terminal on remote Ubuntu 22.04 via VNC: Cannot open display Disclaimer: I’m somewhat new to SSH and VNC servers, and while I get the basics, that’s about as far as it goes. If applicable, explaining like I’m five would be beneficial! This is a similar issue as mentioned here, but the solution (checking …

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How upgrade the default Remmina at Ubuntu Desktop 22.04?

How upgrade the default Remmina at Ubuntu Desktop 22.04? Having Ubuntu Desktop 22.04, was confirmed through Ubuntu Software that Remmina is installed by default with the version 1.4.25+dfsg, it has sense according with the How to install Remmina page that shows 1.4.25 for this distribution, the unique difference is +dfsg In the same URL you …

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How do you install Chrome Remote Desktop from .deb?

How do you install Chrome Remote Desktop from .deb? I downloaded the .DEB from https://remotedesktop.google.com/access I get this: I’m on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS. Asked By: nerdfever.com || Source As shown in the Status, you can’t install the package due to having unmet dependencies, after a quick search I came across this. However, those are for …

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Remote Desktop freezes when running code in terminal but not in Pycharm

Remote Desktop freezes when running code in terminal but not in Pycharm I am having an extremely weird issue. Debug suggestions/fixes highly appreciated because it is preventing integration of new code into the team’s workflow. I have a deep learning pytorch code running in a conda environment. When I run it from pycharm setting the …

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Use GNOME Remote Desktop before the very first login

Use GNOME Remote Desktop before the very first login I already read similar post, like this or this. I have a remote PC that I turn on from a remote place using a "magic" Wake On LAN packet though (so no direct access to it). I am currently using the xrdp package to log into …

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XRDP or any other remote desktop solution loads a different session

XRDP or any other remote desktop solution loads a different session I have been trying to connect to my VM via browser and MS RDP MacOS app since it is optimized for M1 MacBook. Whenever I use XRDP or ThinLinc they seem to load GNOME session and not the Ubuntu themed version. Also, restart and …

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AnyDesk keeps changing id after reboot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

AnyDesk keeps changing id after reboot on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS After upgrading a system to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS I can’t automatically connect to the station via AnyDesk because it keeps changing id on each reboot. Manual connection works fine and it allows unattended connection as well but only until reboot. Then it will assign a …

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How to connect to remote desktop, Kali Linux from ubuntu?

How to connect to remote desktop, Kali Linux from ubuntu? I am using Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS x86_64 and have a Kali GNU/Linux Rolling x86_64 on Azure cloud. I want to be remotely connected to this Kali Linux (Graphically) from my Ubuntu machine so I installed a desktop environment and remote server with the following commands …

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How to paste a password in Remmina when connecting to a remote xrdp server

How to paste a password in Remmina when connecting to a remote xrdp server I’m stuck when it comes to paste my password when connecting to a remote machine with RDP (xrdp server) using Remmina: I’m not able to paste my password in the field. What I’ve tried (none of these is working): Ctrl+V Ctrl+Shift+V …

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Native RDP on Ubuntu only works if I login from Hyper-V console first

Native RDP on Ubuntu only works if I login from Hyper-V console first I just installed 22.04.01 as Hyper-V VM on Windows 11. And I want to use the "native" RDP that it provides. After some hiccup (Native RDP on Ubuntu 22.04 not working) I managed to connect to it from Windows 11. However there …

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Native RDP on Ubuntu 22.04 not working

Native RDP on Ubuntu 22.04 not working Here is my experience. I installed 22.04 the installed Chrome which started to use something called "keyring" which completely messed the RDP feature. So I reninstalled VM quickly and tried to use RDP without adding any other software. I ran apt upgrade enabled Settings – Sharing tried to …

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