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WindowstoLinuxRemoteDesktop

I'dliketoremoteintomyLinux(Ubuntu)desktopfromaWindowsdesktop.OfcoursethereisVNC,amongothers.ThetrickisthatIjustwantto
havearemotesessionwithouthavinganylocalscreensharing.Inotherwords,whenItypeandmovethemouseontheWindowscomputer,I
don'twantthatactivitytoshowuponthescreenremoteLinuxsystem.TheLinuxboxshouldjustsitthereattheloginpromptorwhateveritwas
doingpriortomyremotelogin.

linux remotedesktop

askedMay10'11at22:49
JonathanOliver
155 1 1 5

5Answers

Iusedtousenxforthisyou'dwanttoinstallfreenxfromtherepositoriesorthe'official'free
versionofthenomachineserverandusetheclientfromthenomachinesitetoconnecttoit

InadditiontooutperformingVNC,it'llstartupaseperate,optionallypersistantremoteaccess
session

AlternatelyyoucouldfindawindowsXclient(i'dsuggestmobaxterm)andconnectingover
xdmcp.

answeredMay10'11at23:25
JourneymanGeek
104k 35 200 326

I'mawareoftwowaysyoucandothat:

1.InstallaVNCserverontheLinuxboxwhichfunctionsasorlaunchesitsownXserverrather
thanpuppetingtheoneattachedtothemaindisplay.
2.InstallCygwin/XorXming(thanks,jcrawfordor)VcXsrv anduseX11'snetworktransparent
designtorunyourremotedapplicationslocally.It'salittlelessobvioushowtodoit,butit'lllet
youmixlocalWindowsappsandremoteLinuxappsinthesamedesktopasiftheywereall
localWindowsapps.

https://superuser.com/questions/281794/windowstolinuxremotedesktop 1/3
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editedJan26at6:32 answeredMay10'11at23:19
ssokolow
516 5 7

Idon'tknowwhattosay.I'mblownaway!Linuxapplicationsintheirownlittlewindowssittingonmy
Windowsdesktopistherenothingthatsweet,sweetbabycan'tdo??Kromey May11'11at0:04

NoneedtouseCygwinforthisyouonlyneedanXserver,andthere'sanativeWindowsoption.Thisisa
LOTlighterandeasiertosetupXming:sourceforge.net/projects/xmingjcrawfordorMay11'11at3:17

Thanks,@jcrawfordor.I'veaddedittomyanswerwithcreditincasefuturereadersdon'tlookatthe
comments.ssokolowMay11'11at16:58

Yetanotheralternative:I'vehadsomesuccesswithNX/FreeNXinplaceofVNCtoo.Forafullremote
desktoplaWindowsTerminalServer(mstsc.exe),itisatleastassimpletosetupasVNC,andusesless
bandwidthwhichcanbeahelpoverDSL(ordialup).ButifallyouneedistheX11clientstodisplayonyour
Windowsmachine,thenyes,XmingplusPuTTYwinsandismygotoifIdon'thavealinuxmachine(ora
VMalreadyinstalled...)mikeAug14'13at11:23

Thisseemslikeareallycoolthing.OnlyproblemisIcanonlydownloadversion6.9whileonthewebsite
theyseemtobeat7somethingbutthereisnodownloadlink.AntonioCSMar23'14at11:13

IfI'vetoconnectfromaWindowsmachinetoaLinuxoneIusuallyuse XRDP wichallowsyouto

usetheWindowsRDPclient.

http://www.xrdp.org/

answeredAug22'13at15:19
enry
182 1

IfyouusetheChromewebbrowser,youcanusetheChromeRemoteDesktopAppItis
probablytheeasiestwaytodoit.

answeredOct15'13at17:40
neves
168 1 1 8

AcompatibleProtocol&Appneedstobeavailable&runningonboththesidestheclient
(Windows)andServer(Linux).

Peoplewillsuggestalotofapps&protocolsandwhichisgreat,butifyouwanttodo/install
minimalnewservices&appsjustforeasyuse,dowhatIdidandgowithlastwayoutlinedbelow.

Therearefewwaystodothis:

Installacompatibleclient&serveronbothsides.Theoptionshereareinnumerablebutthis
meanshavingtoinstallsomethingnewonbothsidesandmakeitwork.
Apathoflessactivity/installation&systemchangesissuggestedbelow.
Usethedefaultofoneandaddcompatibleonanother:
UsingClientDefault(Windows:RDP)onServer(Linux):
InstallaWindowsRDPcompatibleRDP/TerminalServices(XRDP)serveronthe

https://superuser.com/questions/281794/windowstolinuxremotedesktop 2/3
201755 WindowstoLinuxRemoteDesktopSuperUser
Server(Linux).Butfrommyrecentexperiencesandreadingthatitsnotrecently/
frequentlyupdateditmightnotworkwithupdatedversionsRDPclientsonWindows
UsingServerDefault(Linux:VNC)onClient(Windows):
EasiestistoinstallaVNCClient/VieweronWindowsandaccesstheServer.Tomake
itevensimplerIrecentlyjustdownloadedaPortableversiontoavoidhavingtoInstall/
SetuponClientmachine.
Iwontlistthemall,butthere'squiteafewifyougoogleforPortableVNCViewer/Client.
OnethatIjustusediscallUltraUNCorUVNC

answeredSep24'15at11:54
AlexS
483 1 5 22

https://superuser.com/questions/281794/windowstolinuxremotedesktop 3/3