Connect to remote PCs from Linux with Remmina

[@calebvrunegis]

I love your videos not only because of the knowledge, but also because you speak calmly while being fun and sarcastic. and since you asked, yes please give us a video on ssh tunelling 😉

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you!

[@handyandyradio]

I second that comment :)

[@marcosalbertoasisrodriguez7077]

By far one of the best tutorials on Linux distros I've ever encountered 👏👏

[@DeirdreYoung1]

I love Remmina and use it nearly every day. It's right in Add/Remove Software in Manjaro, so super easy to install. To receive Remote Desktop connections the server machine needs Windows Pro or better - no rdp into a Windows Home edition. I didn't know the shared folder feature - thank you very much for that useful trick!

[@VeronicaExplains]

Glad it was helpful! I really enjoy that feature when I'm working with client servers. Easy to move backup files to and from!

[@jeffreyplum5259]

I believe Windows users will find Only Pro versions of Windows will allow RPD access from other systems. Alll windows versions support RDP as a client,, but only Pro versions support the RDP Server access as shown in this video. Linux can be accessed from Windows via RDP using something called xrdp. I suggest this be covered in a future video.

[@williamevans6830]

Very good point. Though not at all beginner friendly. I also use xrdp as the protocol to remote in. Yes there are some firewall tweaks that need to be made but once done I've found connectivity to be more reliable than vnc. Just my take.

[@PowerMechGuyTechMasterEarl]

This was perfect. The flow of the video was easy to keep up with. I actually needed a new program for remote desktop with Linux. I'm definitely gonna check out remmina. God bless you and Happy New Year!!!

[@kevinescobedo5633]

Great video! Never heard of Remmina before, but it seems like it'd be super useful. I'd love a video on port forwarding and SSH tunneling (when things get better, of course).

[@mathesonstep]

Yes I'd love to learn more about SSH tunneling. Is it as secure as a VPN or should it be used alongside a VPN?

[@gjermundification]

5:18 Make sure you enable compression using ssh tunnel as in most cases( depends on CPU capacity ) this will improve U/X for VNC connections.

[@gjermundification]

`echo "Compression yes" >> ~/.ssh/config` however for each "bookmarked" host,

[@koendergent6838]

Linux is awesome and so are you! Useful content nicely presented, I love it. I'm looking forward to your future videos.

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you!!!!

[@subhobroto]

Veronica, Belated Thanksgiving! This was a nice introduction to Remmina. I really enjoyed the previous one on KVM/QEMU and think you should dive deeper into KVM/QEMU, potentially provisioning them with Terraform, and orchestrating them with Nomad

[@efzookt]

A future video about SSH keys would be awesome.

[@713jandj]

I 2nd that!

[@harishveeramani2907]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you so much for your work. It would be great to learn more about SSH and port forwarding. Cheers!

[@kernelpanic5198]

As a Gentoo user, I simply emerge it: emerge --ask remmina I also recommend the following uses: * crypt: add encryption support * cups: allow printing screenshot directly * nls: add language support for non-American * rdp: allow RDP protocol * ssh: enable SSH and SFTP integration and tunneling * vnc: allow VNC protocol * -telemetry: disable usage information transmission Here are additional uses depending on what you want: * zeroconf: allow automatic service discovery (mainly shared folders or printer) * gvnc: enable remote console for KVM * kwallet: enable KDE wallet integration * spice: enable remote console using spice protocol * x2go: enable x2go extensions to SSH protocol (require SSH)

[@Vlad-1986]

Yup. I'll like to know a bit more about forwarding in ssh, used it in the past, never knew how it works. Didn´t knew Remminna. it is just in the repos for Gentoo and Arch, so cool.

[@VeronicaExplains]

I use the SSH tunneling a lot for my VNC or SPICE connections, especially looking at remote VMs.

[@davorinrusevljan6440]

@@VeronicaExplains and power question is can Remmina do the trick on remote machine, so human intervention is not necessary there, so one could reach machines with nop public ip, and no helping hand there

[@713jandj]

Your videos are awesome! You encouraged me to delve into Linux and I do not regret it.

[@VeronicaExplains]

I'm so glad to hear that!!!

[@menchise]

I just discovered Remmina and I'm using it with a mac on my local network. Only wish I could blank the mac machine screen when I connect to it. Your videos are inspirational and educational, thank you.

[@rayt.7128]

Yes, a tutorial about SSH will be amazing.

[@bertnijhof5413]

In Ubuntu 21.10 I installed Remmina as deb and I use it mainly to connect to my FreeBSD backup server on a famous CPU; a 2003 Pentium 4 HT (1C2T; 3.0GHz; 2GB DDR) with 1.21 TB of leftover HDDs ( 2 IDE 3.5" and 2 SATA 2.5" HDDs). It is in use for ~1 hour/week.

[@First.nameLastname]

first video of yours for me to watch -- good content and explanation -- linux has been my daily driver for about 10 years now.

[@dajelinux]

Awesome video as usual. Remmina it's in almost all official repositories also. Another alternative use can be an ssh connection on the same machine, for running a systemd-nspawn container in an more confortable environment than a simple terminal window.

[@ravagingwolverine666]

I like the example of sharing a file. Who wouldn't want to share a neat, though random, picture of the NES? I came across this video before. I think it's how I found this channel. I was just starting to play around with VNC then. I did get it to partially work, and Remmina was a great recommendation for a viewer. My big issue was setting up the server side. Nothing seemed to work quite right. Sharing seems to have changed in Mint from what I understand. One of my machines was running MX with KDE. KDE has a nice sharing utility, but the password function was broken(of course). I finally got back to it and saw that people recommended vino for that on Xfce machines like my laptop. Finally got it all set up right and put vino on all the machines I needed it for. Back to Remmina, I see why you recommend it. It's great. The resolution scaling it does is so helpful. As was this video.

[@Goishen]

Thanks for this video. I had no idea this even existed, despite using Linux for the past number of years.

[@spillsndebris]

First I watched your video on Barrier and now Remmina, very nice tools and very well explained. Thank you.

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank YOU for watching! I hope you found the videos useful!

[@Catchgate]

I really enjoy your 'angry annunciation' presenting style, great video :)

[@bobedgar6647]

The look 👀 is GREAT, but you really got me with anywho 🤠 This world needs more Nerdettes. You Go Girl! Looking forward to more content, and just ignore the haters, they’re just jealous 👍

[@markj1069]

Thank you for introducing me to Remmina. I was looking for a remote desktop to connect to my Windows 11 computer. This works like a charm. --Mark👍

[@dwaynearthur1476]

Great video Veronica , Please do the Port forwarding over SSH . Happy 2022!!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@ReviewsforNerds]

Thank you for this video! informative and entertaining as usual. I have never heard of remmina and am now looking to give it a try.

[@VeronicaExplains]

It's a good one! I've really liked it for years.

[@holski77]

watching this video for the 4th or 5th since time since it was posted. U R a hero.

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you! I need to remember to make a blog post about it too so that folks can follow along with a written explainer if they'd like.

[@NoEgg4u]

At my last job, I often used Windows' Remote Desktop, precisely because the remote machine would remain locked. I often needed to use the PC in my office for work that should not be viewed by others. But if I was not there, I could not know if anyone could see my screen. With Remote Desktop, that was not a problem. I got to do work, as if I was sitting in my office, with full access to their network from that PC, with no worries about anyone seeing my screen. For screen sharing, I use Quick Assist. It works great. But there are a few drawbacks: 1) It will work only between two Windows 10 (or higher) OS's. 2) The helper must have a Microsoft account. 3) The remote computer (needing the assistance) needs to be present to grant permission. This is fine for security reasons. But Quick Assist is useless if no one is at the remote machine. Remmina sounds great, especially for non Windows OS's.

[@AbolfazlSadeghian]

Your videos are very good, I am a fan already. You should keep at it. I am sure this channel will grow fast.

[@ViikramSiingh777]

Very difficult to find an excellent Tutorial - and such a great explanation with full dedication. Thanks for the guidance

[@gjenkinsedu]

Hi, great video. I consider myself an expert in Linux, but I always have trouble with screen sharing. I am trying to screen share from my Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon on my laptop as a client to my desktop computer as the server, also running Mint 20.3. I installed remmina on the laptop, no problem. but I can't figure out how to get the mint VNC server to work. I tried x11vnc, but it won't connect. Any help would be apprciated

[@joeltomas7539]

I have the exact same problem. I'm yet to find a simple way to connect two computers with LM 20.3 :/

[@petersymonds4680]

If it was me I would install xrdp on the "server" PC. Then use Remmina in RDP mode on the laptop. Why? because VNC sucks!

[@mikeguschke]

I'd love for you to show SSH keys and porting using SSH. You are an excellent presenter!

[@giuseppe.g]

great video, I love this channel!!! cheers from Italy

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you so much!

[@janlam3344]

Yes, please do teach us SSH tunnelling. We really appreciate your excellent tutos.

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you! I recently did a new video about SSH in general, which may help illuminate the concept. That video is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXeupJeYn991mcU!

[@janlam3344]

@@VeronicaExplains duh... I added the comment on the wrong KZbin. I did watch the SSH tuto with great interest and got it working for me. And that's where I meant to add this request for SSH tunneling.

[@noel_curray]

i want to try remmina to access my office system 10km away to my home pc. I am kinda confused on the IP address. somehow, we have all the same IP address, the 192.168.1.1. How can that identify that its my PC on the office and not the PC of my neighbor?

[@VeronicaExplains]

You'd need to use something to connect your machine to the network at your office system. Often, offices will deploy a VPN to allow folks to work remotely- if you have that as an option, that could work. The IP address you referenced is an internal network IP, and thus is pretty common. I think most consumer routers I've seen recently route to that particular pool of IPs internally. A computer with an internal IP cannot typically be accessed from outside your internal network without setting up some port forwarding - a topic a bit more advanced than a KZbin comment allows!

[@noel_curray]

@@VeronicaExplains thank you for this Veronica. I've got an idea. I will try this Haguichi as a VPN.

[@snake-taichi]

Great video, thank you! Unfortunately in Linux Mint, which I want to connect to, there is no Sharing-Entry in the settings. Therefore I can't make it work yet.

[@justin-en]

Very nice! I'd be interested in knowing how to connect to a remote PC in a support situation where the person I'm helping can view their own screen.

[@Unattached_Athletics]

this seems like a good alternative to backing everything up on the cloud when it comes to using files on different operating systems. thnx!!!!!

[@pierrejoye]

thank you, awesome video and explanation as always

[@Heilzmaker]

please comeback to port forawrding in a follow up video. as a linux noob these videos are great. Thank you for making them

[@dfsdfsdfd]

i'd also like to see that!

[@dskim5848]

Linux girl Veronica! Cool! Remmina is solid. Straight ahead config. Great tutorial!

[@cloudagnostic]

Liking and watching this video just because the KZbin algorithm suggested!

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you! And thank you, omnipresent KZbin algorithm! :P

[@JasonPotter73]

My favorite new channel!

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thank you!! So glad you enjoy it!

[@davegesell5470]

Thanks for the clear guidance. I just got RDP set up between my MacBook Air* and a MacMini* I'm using as a media server. *both are running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

[@williamacuna2189]

I think you are awesome!! The way you explain things in a clear and concise manner.

[@crashwindows]

on Arch you can use sudo pacman -S remmina or yay -S remmina

[@elilanz]

I love your way of presenting, fantastic!

[@marcc5768]

@Veronica Explains : would you do a quick tutorial with Remmina on how to access a remote PC windows/linux that is not on the local network pls? would be appreciated 🙂

[@psravan]

Veronica, please make a video explaining SSH and SSH keys. I would like to know more about them. I currently use SSH keys for my github.

[@RonakDhakan]

I find that the Windows [super?] key presses are captured by the host machine and not passed on to the remote machine. This severely limits the usability of the remote computer through Remmina.

[@marcc5768]

just installed Remmina today on my Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon, to remote into machines on my home local network (mixed Windoz and Linux). Since I also use a free imPCremote login when I deal with friends/family/clients. There are only 30 free sessions a month if I recall for imPCremote. Also a limit on how many remote "server" you can access while using free imPCremote. Used to pay for it yearly...but didn't connect to enough paying client..to justify maintaining yearly subscription. Tho how do you connect to a remote server that isn't on the local network with remmina?

[@actionconcrete5416]

Hi,are you still ok to make a video on the shh tunneling protocol??..i will be happy to watch that, thank you from Paris France for your videos and all of your works ;)

[@VeronicaExplains]

Yes! I did do a video on SSH in general recently (kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXeupJeYn991mcU), but I would like to do a follow-up with some descriptions of how this can work.

[@KhalidThwiny]

In Debian 10, Remmina can be installed like this: sudo apt install -y remmina

[@petersymonds4680]

yep. or if you want remmina with rdp plugin, change it to sudo apt install -y remmina-plugin-rdp

[@marcogiangreco8847]

Excellent, now i can do Machine Learning from anywhere! Many thanks !

[@fuzzywzhe]

How does Remina compare to X2Go? X2Go is an X11 compression protocol, i.e. it takes many X11 calls, and reduces the number of calls to a much smaller number if calls. It's about as fast (maybe a little faster) than RSP on Microsoft. Does Remina have similar speed, or is it more like VNC which just sends you updated images of your remote desktop? X2Go will use images in some instances.

[@aguertin3846]

You have made a demonstration using Remmina to link two computer on the same network. But what about the config to link my computer to another computer located on a different network somewhere on the planet? I am using Linux mint lmde and I want to communicate with a windows 10 platform

[@cwinterscheid]

Veronica, I do not know if someone else has mentioned it, if so sorry for the repeat. Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 installs Remmina with it. I have been a long time user of both Windows and Linux but linux was for my ham radio hobby. I find that my 5th generation I-7 processor in my game machine which runs Windows 10 cannot supportedly upgrade to Windows 11. Windows 10 according to Microsoft will only have 4 more years with support updates. So naturally I have moved my main machine over to Linux as I am not going to let Microsoft dictate when I have to buy a new computer and of course a Windows 11 license. Keep up the good videos!!!

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thanks for the tip about Ubuntu Desktop! And thanks for watching!

[@DieterV3]

When I set the time format for screenshots, the UTC time is always displayed, but not the system time! - Is this a bug?🤔

[@jakeleo1857]

Very good video But explain why more than 10 remote desktop connections are not connecting ?

[@HaloWolf102]

How would I add audio to this VNC? The reason why I got Remmina is because audio wasn't working with Proxmox VMs.

[@hat4et]

everything is super. but remmina supports ssh connection...how to connect via ssh to another device that doesn't have x-server? for example, there is a rasberry pi zero and there is no desktop environment. I would like to know the procedure.

[@johnwashifi]

Hello, could you create a totorial on how to use thinComputer to use remote desktop XDMCP? Thanks!

[@keayvankeramati3140]

Hi, Thank u for useful video. Could u please share the connection by SSH tunnel?

[@thecartooncynic]

I understand the IP address is needed, but what if it changes? I'm not too keen on setting a static IP address, so why not a Host name?

[@georgehauser2643]

Thank you for this very informative video. I would be very interested to hear what you have to say about connecting to a windows remote using a different protocol than RDP (so that the person sitting at the remote can see what is going on on the screen). Currently I am able to use remmina to connect via RDP (over a VPN), but as you mentioned, the screen locks up for the user sitting at the remote machine.

[@UnaiLucenaRED]

Is it possible to use a graphic tablet on the laptop and send the pressure to the other computer?? I guess the answer but I had to ask

[@CesarPeron]

Have you tried the TeamViewer plugin? I’d really like to know how it works, the official app is a pain in the ass.

[@CliffordMiller-fu7nu]

I have a request. Novnc for browser remote control could you please cover this especially for the windows setup as well as linux. I have tried it and had mixed results locally but cant get it to do the "Remote" part like novnc should do.

[@JorgeEscobarMX]

I use anydesk but this seems like a great alternative.

[@RD-wn9iw]

Anyway of using android to remote into Linux Mint?

[@JHAN1212]

I've been having issues connecting my Debian 12 machines with Cinnamon. I can't enabled desktop sharing from settings, so I've tried activating vino and tried enabling VNC backend in dconf editor. No dice! Does anyone know what I'm missing?

[@darkssg2463]

Came here in the hopes of getting some explanation on port forwarding with SSH so I can remote desktop into a server back in the US from Europe... 5:38 was a major let down. But at least this helped explain Remmina a little more and to point me in the direction of some forums.

[@roderick1984]

Nice and helpful video. I have just connected to my Pi4, I needed to change the connection to VNC password to get in. I am sure that more videos on VNC, SSH and remote connection would be useful. I use Teamviewer to help family and friends, but it would be nice to try Remmina. I use Linux, but most of my calls for help are from Windows users, and I thought Windows was supposed to be intuitive.... :-/ Keep up the good work.

[@VeronicaExplains]

I'm glad you found it useful! I'm hoping to get out and do a follow-up about SSH and port forwarding once the COVID numbers drop a bit in my area. I don't have a consumer router of my own to play with, as most of my work is in the commercial-grade stuff at this point! My advice in the meantime to connect to a remote Windows user would be to see if they'll let you set up something simple like a Pi for the SSH connection inside the network. Then you tweak the router to allow port forwarding for the SSH connection from your home IP to the Pi. Then, the SSH tunnel will first connect to the Pi, and you can use Remmina over RDP or VNC to connect to the Windows devices (you'll have to install VNC first on the Windows devices, though).

[@111Leonidas]

Unfortunately this doesn't work making a vnc connection from my Ubuntu laptop to my Ubuntu PC. It sais 'VNC server closed connection'. Even after installing a vnc server on the PC. SSH does work.

[@pbezunartea]

Yes! That is something I'd like you to cover! ;)

[@Hohlsteiner]

In Windows type ipconfig In Linux type ifconfig (make sure you have net-tools installed before)

[@jamesi1338]

Vic server setup would be a great supplement to this video

[@WalterPetrovic]

If I set up Remmina on two machines running MINT, is it just connecting to the computer or are all hard drives also accessible. I have several 10Tb hard drive full of movies, tv shows and music and when I am away from home, would I be able to access those to watch a movie or show, or listen to some music. I don't want to have to cart around several huge hard drives. Lastly, is this able to work from anywhere on the planet? I plan for future travel and I have been switching over to Linux, predominantly MINT. I appreciate your view.

[@fredeisele1895]

I guess this answers my question about sharing a monitor across multiple machines, rather than (in addition to) using Barrior.

[@Rabe_D]

thanks for the video 🙂 But I can't realize a remote-connection from my host PC ubuntu 22.04 to my 32-bit laptop with antix 21 as OS. How can I allow screensharing on this laptop with antix?

[@HululusLabs]

Gentoo: emerge remmina # Don't forget to edit your use flags!

[@sattihassan6939]

Thank you very much for such explaining this RDP protocol Keep it up

[@lillywho]

I already know what Remmina is and how it works, but have a comment and a like for engagement algorithm bias regardless. (I don't use Arch btw) Edit: I didn't know GNOME had full integration for this though. I use KDE these days, so this one gets filed under "when it runs GNOME for some reason".

[@VeronicaExplains]

I wonder how the Plasma connection setup goes these days. It's been a bit.

[@davidcucek9072]

arch: "sudo pacman -S remmina"

[@w.h27]

Thanks for this program I like it. It is simple and efficient.

[@Ryan98391]

I spent about an hour trying to figure out how to add a username to connection settings but couldn't figure it out.

[@nicolasfernandez8021]

Hi! Is there a way to use it in Windows if I have a Home edition? (Apparently Home Edition doesn't support Remote Desktop) Thanks!

[@mdrwashere]

Did you find any way of Remmina working with Azure workspaces? You know, those WVDs (old AVDs) you provision massively - but at the moment you can only reach them through everything... except LINUX!

[@CliffR]

where do you get the Remmina VNC plugin for GNOME and KVM? I don't see it when I "sudo apt search remmina-plugin". The regular *-vnc doesn't seem to like connecting for me

[@MendenLama]

If I remember correctly the remote Windows machine must be a Win 10 (or 11) Pro. The Home version or the abominable Windows 10 S won't let you in, at least not out of the box.

[@VeronicaExplains]

I'm not sure... now I want to test it. I might spin up a VM and do a follow-up.

[@ChrisHarringtonMinneapolis]

Yes, remote desktop inbound is only available for Pro and higher license levels. Home only permits "request assistance" which is not the same, and is exclusively an interactive thing requiring someone to be using both computers.

[@ChrisHarringtonMinneapolis]

Having said that, there are free VNC server options for windows.

[@VeronicaExplains]

I think I've got my angle for the follow-up, as I wanted to do VNC on Windows with an SSH tunnel. This might be the perfect tie-in.

[@dingokidneys]

@@ChrisHarringtonMinneapolis There's also a remote desktop plug-in for Chrome which functions a bit like Teamviewer. Many people have Chrome and if you need to give someone a hand remotely it might be a solution. I wouldn't necessarily rely on it if security is a top priority however. In that case I'd rather SSH and then use a non-cloud protocol like VNC or RDP.

[@travisb1757]

Very intelligent and articulate. Nice!

[@cpyt-o8s]

I have to connect to a desktop Ubuntu VM in the Azure cloud to do some of my work for a client, and Remmina was always slow and almost impossible to use for me, now I just use the xfreerdp command and everything is snappy and beautiful

[@adarshraj8044]

Hi can i use multiple monitors if using xrdp, from Linux desktop to access linux remote desktop

[@anthonygross226]

I'm wondering if WSL2 would be a good avenue for Windows users to introduce them to the Linux terminal without having additional infrastructure overhead. Your thoughts? Thanks again for all you do

[@kirkd1502]

Not sure if this was mentioned, but you probably want to give those PCs static IPs in you router otherwise a reboot may get a different IP assigned to it. BTW… do you know Gary?

[@jeffm3045]

Thanks for this Veronica. I use Chrome Remote desktop today and am considering moving to Remmina because I have some Linux Mint computers here at home that need to run headless. I cannot seem to get Chrome Remote Desktop to work on these machines after reboot until I log into them, type my superuser password, and re-establish the Chrome remote desktop connection manually, defeating the whole purpose of having them run headless!! Anyway, I was wondering if Remmina allows a headless machine to come up and online for remote connections automatically, without requiring one to plug in a keyboard and monitor, login, and set up the remote connection... Hopefully this question makes sense. I'm a bit of a Linux newbie and just want my headless linux machines to be accessed remotely on reboot just like my headless windows machines are today.

[@jeffm3045]

Actually I found something that appears to do exactly what I need on both Linux Mint and on Windows, which is to come online after a power cycle reboot and allow remote connections without requiring keyboard/monitor hookup and login, so I'm going to try using it for now... The tool is called No Machine. It would be nice to hear your review of this tool as well...

[@josecespedes4551]

Please do a "SSH video for dummies, ultra 101 for English-as-a-second-language viewers" please 😉. I'll appreciate it. Best wishes from Panama 🇵🇦

[@cmarinho182]

Love ur vids. Pls, Veronica, wich song is playing in the end of the video? It's amazing.

[@VeronicaExplains]

Thanks! It's a song I wrote and recorded for the channel.

[@JamesWoodard1222]

I know the video is months old, but I just came across your content. I like what you're doing. Keep it up. $sudo pacman -S remmina does the job on Arch and Arch-based OS's. Of course, Flatpak, Snap and Appimage is also available, if you prefer.

[@AxelWerner]

do u know how to connect to rdp via remmina using BOTH screens on the client side? it seems mstsc can do it. but was unsuccessful with linux tools so far

[@AlekGrigorian]

Nice vnc client. Any recommendation for a vnc server. I use xfce4,