Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a protocol commonly used to share a graphical desktop over a network. Popular uses for VNC include technical support and screen sharing.
By default, Ubuntu comes with Remmina remote desktop client with support for VNC and RDP protocols. We will use it to access remote server.
What you’ll need
Remote Touchpad is an open-source utility allows to remote control the mouse and keyboard connected to your computer from the web browser of a smartphone or any other device with a touchscreen. Remote Touchpad supports Flatpak’s RemoteDesktop portal (experimental), Windows and X11. Simply run the utility on your machine. To get started with Remote Mouse Step 1. Download Remote Mouse app. IPHONE IPAD ANDROID ANDROID (APK) Step 2. Install Remote Mouse server on your computer `` MAC MAC (DMG) WINDOWS. Connect your mobile device and computer to the.
- A computer running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or above
- A running VNC server
- Remmina Remote Desktop Client installed
Installing Remmina
If you don’t have Remmina on your Ubuntu installation, install it with sudo apt install remmina remmina-plugin-vnc. You can also use snap package (sudo snap install remmina).
Enable Remote Desktop Ubuntu
Originally authored by Marcin Mikołajczak.