Re: [PLUG] Remote to an Ubuntu desktop

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 1:36 PM Keith C. Perry via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

Just to throw out something else... I also use xrdp with my Guacamole deployment. That works very well too.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walt Mankowski via plug" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2020 11:33:58 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Remote to an Ubuntu desktop

Thanks, but as I said I'm using the solution suggested by the IT guy
at my large organization, and it's working fine. Most people have
Windows boxes and use Windows Remote Desktop. I was looking for
something similar and found it. Why would I even consider Horizon
View?

Walt

On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 04:16:43PM +0100, Lee H. Marzke via plug wrote:
> Walt, If you work for a large organization your option may be Horizon View which
> has supported Linux for the last few years. But that is an Enterprise solution
> requiring a connection server, security server, AD integration, on top of vCenter.
>
> Local connections use Horizon View Client ( available for Linux ) or Chrome
> Browser which doesn't work so well with Linux remote desktops. Multi-monitor
> even worked.
>
> I have an Ubuntu 18.04 VM working great in my Home Lab. I joined it to
> AD domain, and switched to lightDM display manager to support View,
> then added the view agent.
>
> Lee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> > To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, 12 July, 2020 10:07:56
> > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Remote to an Ubuntu desktop
>
> > On Sat, Jul 11, 2020 at 08:12:57AM -0400, Walt Mankowski via plug wrote:
> >> Thanks to everyone for all the tips! I think Chrome Remote Desktop
> >> won't work for me since I might be viewing patient data (I work for a
> >> research lab in Penn's med school) and it sounds like it might be a
> >> HIPAA violation.
> >>
> >> x11vnc over a SSH tunnel sounds like what I was looking for. I'll give
> >> it a try this weekend and report back.
> >
> > Here's a quick update:
> >
> > Last night I tried out x11vnc but I couldn't really get it to
> > work. The documentation [1] seems to me that I should see the exact
> > desktop I'd see if I were to login at work. Instead what I see is the
> > Ubuntu desktop background, but there are no icons. It doesn't respond
> > to mouse clicks. If I try to type anything, 90% of the screen turns
> > dark purple.
> >
> > I suspect what may be happening is that I have 2 monitors at work and
> > only 1 at home, and I'm seeing the wrong one. I fiddled with the
> > options in TigerVNC but nothing seemed to work.
> >
> > This morning I tried out NoMachine on the advice of work's IT
> > guy. That seemed to do exactly what I was looking for with a minimum
> > of fuss. It's a little wonky in that the desktop is bigger than my
> > monitor so I have scrollbars. It's possible I can tweak some settings
> > to get rid of that but it's certainly usable for now.
> >
> > Thanks everyone for the advice. I might try out some of the other
> > options folks suggested, but I think I'm good for now.
> >
> > Walt
> >
> > 1. https://github.com/LibVNC/x11vnc
> >
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