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I want to (securely) remotely access my Pop!_OS desktop from my Pop!_OS laptop - what’s the best way to do this in 2023?

Rustdesk Xpra Moonlight-Stream.org TailScale Synergy
  1. Discover RustDesk, The best open source remote desktop software. It is an alternative of TeamViewer and AnyDesk. You have full control of your data, no concern of security.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Remote Desktop #Remote PC Control #Remote PC Access 91 social mentions

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    multi-platform screen and application forwarding system
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    • Open Source
    To add to this if you need to access graphical applications of an entire desktop environment you can use Xpra or MOONLIGHT (I suggest the second one if you want to game on the remote desktop or need very low latency in general), you can use both of these through a ssh tunnel (you need to enable this and X forwarding in the config) so if you setup and allow access to ssh correctly you can also use these without too much of a hassle.

    #Remote Desktop #Remote PC Access #Remote Control 27 social mentions

  3. Moonlight allows you to stream your collection of games from your GameStream-compatible PC to any...
    To add to this if you need to access graphical applications of an entire desktop environment you can use Xpra or MOONLIGHT (I suggest the second one if you want to game on the remote desktop or need very low latency in general), you can use both of these through a ssh tunnel (you need to enable this and X forwarding in the config) so if you setup and allow access to ssh correctly you can also use these without too much of a hassle.

    #Games #Gaming #Game Streaming 284 social mentions

  4. Private networks made easy Connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Tailscale makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.
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    • Open Source
    Https://tailscale.com/ has a free tier. Maybe thats something you would be interested in trying.

    #VPN #Security & Privacy #Cloud VPN 503 social mentions

  5. Cross-platform software for sharing your mouse and keyboard between multiple computers
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    #Mouse Tools #Productivity #Software KVM 281 social mentions

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