{"id":5021,"date":"2020-07-02T07:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T07:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2024-08-15T08:25:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T08:25:55","slug":"remote-desktop-elementary-os","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davelevy.info\/wiki\/remote-desktop-elementary-os\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Desktop & Elementary OS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Been trying to access my laptop running Elementary using a remote desktop protocol and it’s harder than I’d want. I have not yet finished and so this documents how not<\/strong> to do it. Here are my notes. … <\/p>\n

RDP<\/h3>\n

Elementary OS does not support RDP. This article on stack exchange dated Dec 15<\/a> says it’s not possible with RDP. Reddit commentors suggest<\/a> it may now be possible. Maybe test it with VBox.<\/p>\n

VNC<\/h3>\n

tightvnc<\/h4>\n

When following the obvious instructions<\/a>, which include instructions on how to wrote a systemd<\/code> service description, I get a the basic grey X-Windows screen. I am surprised that it runs in User space, under User privilege. There’s not so much on Elementary although loads on Unbuntu.<\/p>\n

Using tightvnc<\/code>, the configuration and logfiles are held in held in ${HOME}\/.vnc folder<\/code>. There is a file, xstartup<\/code> which needs to be pointed at the window manager start file. Someone suggests<\/a> that the following needs to be placed in ${HOME}\/.xsession<\/code><\/p>\n

gnome-session --session=pantheon<\/code><\/p>\n

I have tried with xfce4<\/code> and lxde<\/code> which I installed. I looked further and some advise using lightdm<\/code>, all of which involve making changes to $HOME\/.vnc\/xstartup<\/code>. The last line needs to invoke the window manager.<\/p>\n

I also looked at these pages while trying to get it work.<\/p>\n

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  1. On Installing using SSH<\/a>, so command line only but has the lightdm runes, albeit they fail. Also points at How to access desktop on a headless Loki machine<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Ubuntu’s Client Page.<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Here’s the video that recommends using lxde<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. This is a query on vnc at elementaryos.stackexchange.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I initially tested using RealVNC on windows and then switched to Remina on the VNC server itself. All of which return the grey X screen.<\/p>\n

    I havn’t tried this<\/a> yet. Also I wonder if the geometry statement should be written to the configuration file<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    TigerVNC<\/h4>\n

    I have now come to this<\/acronym> which suggests that TigerVNC<\/a> should be used.<\/p>\n

    After much buggering around I came across this, Installing tigervnc on Ubuntu<\/a> which also talks about some really simple window managers.<\/p>\n

    Nomachine<\/h3>\n

    An idea<\/a> from somewhere else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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