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Remotely Accessing Linux Mint(GUI) using Ubuntu 22.04.3
The problem:
My primary laptop is running ubuntu and I recently fixed up an older machine which my parents used to use. I upgraded some necessary hardware with plans to make it into a NAS server using ...
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Lost remote connectio after working several months
Setup:
At Workplace:
Ubuntu desktop computer
I was able to connect to the above ubuntu computer from my laptop using VNC.
At home:
I would login to my virtual work network and I would connect ...
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Remote Desktop Ubuntu22.04.2 and MacBook M1
I have an Ubuntu 22.04.2 version installed over an old MacBook Pro 2011 installed.
I'm trying to connect from a MacBook Air M1 and I can reach my Ubuntu computer and see the message
Do you want to ...
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How to operate a remote laptop?
I need to support a person's remote Ubuntu laptop, from my Ubuntu desktop. I need the ability to use my desktop to access the remote laptop and take control of the laptop: install apps; invoke apps; ...
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VNC not working when Desktop Sleep [duplicate]
I need to use VNC client on an Ubuntu Desktop. When the machine is not sleep, I do VNC. But it is sleep, and I try to connect with VNC, it will say the machine is not up. Is there a method that allow ...
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Making Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 accessible from the outside?
I have installed Ubuntu Desktop 18.04 on my parents computer but want to be able to administrate it from the outside (install updates, fix issues etc). I need to view the main desktop (:0), not create ...
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X11VNC When open VNC connection my desktop is being kind of duplicated
Pretty new to Linux, so my question might be a dummy one.
I have ubuntu 20.10 on raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) with Desktop environment. Installed X11VNC and spent some time configuring it. After few hours ...
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VNC connection, xstartup?
I've setup two tunnels via a host with a public IP from my home computer, to my work computer:
work$ ssh -R 5901:localhost:5901 public
home$ ssh -L 5901:localhost:5901 public
and when i connect by ...
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How to remoltly access my local home ubuntu machine from outside my local netwok usign VNC
I want to remotely access my home ubuntu machine using VNC. I have followed the link here How To Configure Remote Access To Your Ubuntu Desktop
Now, I can remote access using the internal network. I ...
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Remote desktop not passing all mouse buttons
I have a Logitech mouse with tilt wheel buttons. When I am using it locally on a system using Ubuntu 19.10 with the 5.3.0-40-generic kernel, it works as expected.
When I connect to the same system ...
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Sharing an Xubuntu / XFCE desktop remotely _and_ securely?
I want to access my Xubuntu desktop machine remotely, and see the same desktop as is shown on the remote machine's monitor. By default using both VNC and xrdp, one gets a new desktop session, and I ...
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How to connect to my ubuntu VNC server from outside my network
How can I connect to my ubuntu pc running vncserver from outside my network?
I can access it from inside my home network using 192.168.1.123:3389 (the address of the pc and the port I have opened ...
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vino: no such schema of "org.gnome.Vino"?
This is more a follow-up question regarding this issue (e.g., Enable remote VNC from the commandline?). I am using desktop sharing of Ubuntu 18.04 (without vino server). For remote access from another ...
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Slow graphical remote connection in linux
I've installed Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 on my computer. When I connect the motherboard to the monitor and turn the board on, everything works fine.I configured the vino (Desktop Sharing) on the board so I ...
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How to run vnc server on a headless ubuntu 16.04 without flashback GUI?
I have an Ubuntu 16.04 machine in the cloud which (obviously) doesn't have a monitor. I have installed multiple vnc software (tigervnc, vnc4server etc.) via ssh but none of them managed to give me ...
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How does one control a Windows PC remotely from Ubuntu
I have been trying to remotely access my Windows laptop from my Ubuntu 16.04 laptop without any success. Things that I tried:
RDP in Windows: My Windows 10 Home has no option to activate remote ...
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VNC connect to background user
Is it somehow possible to allow local VNC connection to background user to other people while I'm myself working as the main user?
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How to securely ssh into a machine at home over the internet
I will be travelling shortly, and I have a machine that run runs a bunch of cron jobs etc. I need to log in remotely to check the results of the jobs run and to do some work on the machine.
Here are ...
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Why has lightdm-remote-session been removed from Ubuntu 15.04?
Straightforward question, really.
I must admit I haven't used it much, but just recently had started doing. Now it's not in the repositories.
What's the thinking behind that?
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Looking for VINO on Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS
I'm very new so excuse me for this question.
I've installed ubuntu 14.04 on a machine to play with linux and try to include it in my netword (sounds like a good idea to me).
Then I'd like first to ...
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ubuntu server performance very slow while connecting with vnc viewer
We have IBM X31000 server and using Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 os. the server performance going very slow while connecting with VNC viewer or other remote desktop application.
Please help us how to resolve ...
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novnc error unrecognized service on ubuntu 12.04
I am trying to do the setup for openstack.
I installed novnc but when i try the command "service novnc restart" i get the error "novnc : unrecognized service".
What should I do ?
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Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop Sharing (VNC) encryptiom / auth problem
I know this has been discussed, but I can not find a permanent fix.
I enabled desktop sharing, unchecked "manually approve every access", set a password, and I'm trying from the local network, or via ...
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What do I need for remotely accessing my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop?
I am at a loss as to how to set up my machine for remote connection. Do I need to install a VNC server (which one?) or is Vino (installed by default) enough?
I opened Desktop Sharing Preferences ...
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Want to access work computer: ssh and GUI or VNC
The title says it all: I have a workstation at work (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and I want to access it from my home laptop (also running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS). I already do it via SSH, but would now like a GUI.
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how to remote desktop into server gui without logging into the console beforehand
ok so I want to use something like VNC or RDP to connect to my Ubuntu 12.04 14.04 LTS server after it has booted up and is displaying a login prompt without having to go to the console and actually ...
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xubuntu desktop breaks on tightvncserver
I have a desktop PC I want to remote desktop to, I also like the concept of virtual displays, so no one can see what I'm doing as I do it unless they connect to the display (as opposed to the standard ...
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Screen Sharing Behind Firewall
I've setup my brother's computer with Ubuntu. I would like to be able to control his screen with his permission, to configure and instruct him when needed. However, he is on a provide IP provided by ...
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VNC Server not asking for user-auth
I have setup my VNC Server on Ubuntu 12.04 following this guide. It all works fine, but what I would like it to do is upon connection prompt the user VNCing to login. At the moment I am auto-logged on ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 VNC Server with Java Client
I'm trying to setup a machine that I can admin remotely using VNC and I'm a tad stuck
The particulars:
These machines are inaccessible after they've been setup and as I
need to set up a lot of them, ...
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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 from Windows to Ubuntu
The only monitor I have is one of those crt huge dinosaurs. I want to access my ubuntu machine from my windows laptop. I have tried a few VNC programs already and I cant get it to work. Any tips?
Or ...
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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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how to start LXDE session automatically after tightvncserver starts to make me able see desktop when connecting to the host via vncclient?
I have system which is equipped with Intel Celeron processor 1.1 GHz s370 with 384 Mb of RAM on Intel d815egew motherboard which supports wake-on-lan function. I want to use such a PC for Internet ...
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How do I access my ubuntu computer using vncserver/viewer?
I have an ubuntu computer that I want to remotely log into using a vnc connection.
So far, this is what I have done:
sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
After downloading the software, I typed on ...
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VNC With Current Desktop
I have used VNC a few times and what I find is that VNC can't be used to control the "current" or "main" desktop. What I mean by this is I can't go out, and leave my machine on, leave my work open and ...
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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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Remote desktop from ubuntu to windows
I want to take remote desktop from ubuntu to windows xp and 7,I am looking for a solution i can install software over the air.
Vnc,Avoid installation of Vnc server in windows (policy problem)
Looking ...
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How to set up vnc server?
I want to set up a vncserver on my machine. I need each remote user to start separate session - so they see the login screen after connecting, log in, and so on - without interrupting another users.
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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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How to copy/paste text from remote system?
I used to access a remote system via VNC viewer, but when I copy some text from the remote system and paste it in my text editor(local system), nothing happens. Do I need to install any additional ...
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How to access an ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen?
I want to access an Ubuntu machine remotely via VNC. But I can access the Ubuntu machine only if the user is logged in. I want to access the ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen itself. We can ...
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What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?
I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far:
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