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Xpra mentions (27)

• Cool but Obscure X11 Apps

  One of my favorite bits of software is Xpra [0], "screen for X". You'd run it and it would start another X server (start apps in it with `DISPLAY=:1 xterm` or whatever), and you would "attach" it to your running X server with `xpra attach`. You can attach to e.g. `ssh://hostname/:1`, so I ran a firefox instance on a homelab server and attached to it from my laptop and my desktop to not have to bother keeping... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Alternatives To X2go?

  I’ve used Xpra in the past to connect to a remote system for GUI stuff, but I almost exclusively use ssh because most of the time I don’t need to run a remote windowing system. Source: about 1 year ago

• 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?

  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... Source: about 1 year ago

• It’s 2022, what good alternatives for Remote Desktop exists for Linux that can give decent frame rates and gpu acceleration?

  Xpra.org It has hardware acceleration (h264 encoding/decoding) for high framerates. Source: over 1 year ago

• Linux NILFS file system: automatic continuous snapshots

  You might be able to do the screen recording today using Wayland ports, or nested display servers a la Xpra. https://xpra.org. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

Chrome Remote Desktop mentions (94)

• Has anyone successfully used your Chromebook just to remote to your regular pc when traveling?

  This works pretty well with Chrome Remote Desktop. Source: 5 months ago

• Show HN: Another way to use an old tablet as an extra screen

  When I had to work on my desktop but had to watch some educational videos on the side I just used https://remotedesktop.google.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment

  They do, but for the googlers I know it's just as a thin client for their remote desktop software (https://remotedesktop.google.com/). - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Is it possible to run remote Access sofrwares via steamdeck?

  I use ipvanish on steamdeck for pirating movies and shows. I also use google https://remotedesktop.google.com/ to control my work computer without having to to go through windows l2tp vpn or cisco anyconnect. You just need a a browser plugin on the pc you want to control called Chrome Remote Desktop. Source: 11 months ago

• Remote control of a Chromebook to give someone support?

  I help my mom all the time. She just bring up https://remotedesktop.google.com/ and then select the option to get help to generate a code. You just need to use chrome browser on another machine and enter the code. You should get a pop up asking for permission. Once approved you should be able to remotely control the Chromebook. Source: 11 months ago