The same software works as a client and a server. for example, the deb file download size of the three apps at the time of this writings are:ĭownload and install AnyDesk in both the main computer and the laptop. I like AnyDesk because it is a leaner app as compared with TeamViewer and NoMachine. I have tried both AnyDesk and TeamViewer and they both work. There are some closed-source but free for non-commercial use software you can try. This scales everything down to fit my laptop but it makes the words on the remote screentoo small for me to read. For example, my laptop has the native resolution of 1366x768. Where W is the width of your laptop screen and H is the height. You can add the -geometry WxH option to the VNC server startup script. Similarly, if you remain logged in remotely using xrdp, you won't be able to login to the deskop locally until you logout or kill the remote session from the terminal. In other words, you can use xrdp only when you are logged out of the local session. In particular, gnome does not allow xrdp to access an existing local session. Xrdp (the RDP protocol) works differently in Windows and in Ubuntu. I'm just looking for a setup that works just like my Ubuntu laptop remoting into a Windows 10 session. To make things worse, if I had Firefox open on the main computer I can't open it on the laptop because it says there's already an instance open even though I can't see it. It's as if I'm being logged into a different user or session.

I tried installing xrdp and remoting in that way, but when I do, I can't see any of my previously open windows. VNC seems useless because my laptop resolution is so much smaller than the computer I'm connecting to, so I can only see a small portion of my screen. However, if I'm logged into Ubuntu on the TV, I can't seem to find a setup that works the same. I'm still logged in, all my windows are still open, etc. If I'm logged into Windows 10, I can just go to my Ubuntu laptop, open Remmina, start an RDP session, and everything I was working on pops up exactly as I left it on my laptop.

Sometimes I'm working on something and somebody else wants to use the TV so I have to leave it as they switch over to the cable box. My main computer is dual boot (Ubuntu 20.04, Windows 10) and connected to our family TV.

Freenx vs vnc