Comments on How To Configure Remote Access To Your Ubuntu Desktop

Thanks for the article! I found this works and on Kubuntu too! However, for those that don't want to set all these steps up, there are programs that let you do this without much tinkering. Among these remote control software bundles some are free (like CrossLoop) and others cost money but are typically more robus and more secure.

Hi,

I have already activated the remote desktop on PC - A, now i want to access the PC-A from PC-B, how do i do that.

All the PCs here have Ubuntu installed on them.

Kindly advise

This simple HowTo is great. It is pretty straight forward and works super fast, the built in tools with (LinuxMint)Ubuntu are excellent. I check out your new post daily, HowtoForge is part of my iGoogle home page, so I see the headlines every day. Keep up the good work Falko!

Based on your solid detailed tutorials I have set up an Apache LAMP server, where I test web pages, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP stuff and now I have remote desktop that I can access from a Windows client. I am all set, but keep the tips coming....

Thanks,

Sam

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If you are looking for something that responds as fast as RDP for Windows does you may want to look into Nomachines NX product.  Very responsive.  However if you want to attach to the console it is only marginally faster than VNC.

Download the Client, Node and Server packages from http://www.nomachine.com/select-package.php?os=linux&id=1

Then simply run:

sudo dpkg -i nxclient.<version>

sudo dpkg -i nxnode.<version>

sudo dpkg -i nxserver.<version>

You will also need to make sure that SSH is installed and running on the machine:

sudo apt-get install ssh

Then download and install the client on a remote machine (windows, linux whatever) and point the client to your server's IP on port 22.  It should connect and startup a new X desktop for you.  Keep in mind this is a NEW desktop.  If you want to see the existing (console) desktop then you will need to change the  "Desktop" config to "Shadow" however as I mention this is only marginally faster than VNC.  Nomachine has been working on that feature to improve it.

Any questions please ask in the forum. 

Thanks for this post.  It was very easy to walk another person through the process over the phone using the guide and it I was able to get access within just a few minutes.

Does not work ... after following these instructions, have not found any that work, including no machine's.  Wasted hours typing in command lines and looking for solutions on the internet.  Windows remote desktop is great ... the more I use linux the more I like windows ... well not vista.

Thanks for this guide, really helped me.

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Very nice  Site Number One Topic. Based on your solid detailed tutorials I have set up an Apache LAMP server, where I test web pages, JavaScript, Ajax, PHP stuff and now I have remote desktop that I can access from a Windows client. I am all set, but keep the tips coming.... Thanks,Regards

NX is a much better way to do remote desktop. Here are some simple steps to enable remote desktop via NX server - http://aws-musings.com/4-easy-steps-to-enable-remote-desktop-on-your-ubuntu-ec2-instance/

Im not a linux pro, so I use erd which is a JavaFX and browser based solution for this. It runs on Win and Linux (and maybee on OS-X too).

You can find it on:  http://erd.riapp.eu

Thanks for the info.

Excellent...

Just got this to work with Windows 7 64-bit viewing an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit box.

Thanks for the solution! :)

After using the extra commands given this worked nicely. Thanks for your help!

Hi,

I can't find remote desktop preferences. Using Ubuntu MATE 15.10.

Help..

Thanku so much very nice post.............

Aggreed. 

Nice article. Thanks for sharing. I'm gonna give it a try.

Oh no something gone wrong

Above mentioned steps seems to be complicated. Instead, you can use tools like logmein, R-HUB remote support servers etc. for remotely accessing computers from anywhere anytime. They work well. 

Thanks for this post. it works fine

Useless. You installed server and clients, but forgot about installation of protocols e.g. RDP, VNC.

Its not remote access TO your ubuntu, its remote access FROM your ubuntu. Its simple tutorial how to use remmina as your remote desktop client.

It is remote access to your Ubuntu client. The tutorial describes how to access an Ubuntu desktop from Windows and from other Ubuntu desktops. Guess you did not read all 3 pages?

Thank you, thank you, thank you for that tip about disabling encryption. I've spent the whole day trying to fix the bloody error messages and you're the first person to mention it.

Thanks for your post. I can remote logging using the internal network. However, when using the public ip address followed by 5900, I was not able to log in. I enabled port forwarding on my router from port 5900 to my internal ip address and port # 5900. What should I do?