I have two computers running Ubuntu and have Remmina installed. I want 'How to' to setup both computer so that one computer can take remote desktop of other.
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In order to be able to use Remmina, you need first to activate certain options of the "Desktop Sharing" screen (Dash -> Desktop Sharing) on both computers:
On the Desktop Sharing Preferences:
- Activate the option "Allow other users to view your desktop"
- Activate the option "Allow other users to control your desktop"
For security's sake, also:
- Activate the option "You must confirm each access to this machine"
- Activate the option "Require the user to enter this password" and provide a password
Once the configuration is done, you can simply open Remmina, create a new connection and specify the connection to the other computer using VNC (virtual network computing) protocol and using the password you used in the "Desktop Sharing" screen. Hint: You can ignore the field "user".
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Eduardo López
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what if I just want to use remmina, is it not possible? – Alex Jones Nov 16 '15 at 14:09
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I guess you could, the question is why would you do that if there's a much simpler way to control desktop between 2 Ubuntu devices. Is it a must? If so, you can have a look at this post: http://askubuntu.com/questions/145537/how-to-configure-remmina-for-vnc-desktop-sharing – Eduardo López Nov 16 '15 at 14:13
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1Oh sorry, I just realized the Desktop Sharing feature precisely activates the VNC configuration needed to afterwards connect to the PC through like a client like... Remmina :-) I'll udpate the answer. – Eduardo López Nov 16 '15 at 15:25
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what do you mean `Bash > Desktop Sharing`? I'm just using terminal. – Yan King Yin Sep 27 '17 at 15:48
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@YanKingYin "Dash" :-) – Eduardo López Sep 28 '17 at 18:06
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and how can we access "Dash" from AwesomeWM? – Paulo Silva May 12 '19 at 19:59
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@Paulo Silva I'm unfamiliar with that specific window manager, but launching it from the command line with "vino-preferences" might work. – Eduardo López May 14 '19 at 10:35
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how to perform those steps via ssh ? – GGEv Nov 19 '19 at 15:52
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these steps do not work conecting 20.04 dwsktop to 22.04 – graham Jun 12 '22 at 17:21