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Here I will explain how to install and setup Chrome Remote Desktop install for Linux.
You will also see how to Enable remote connections on your Linux box so you can log in unattended, 24/7.
**** NOTE: make sure you have a backup. I am still working on the .chrome-remote-desktop-session file. right now is messing up the desktop. So only set this up right now if you have a very good back up of your Box…. Just warning you….***********Set up Chrome Remote Desktop
Step 1:
Install the Chrome Remote Desktop app on every computer you want to access remotely and every computer you’d like to connect from.
- Visit the Chrome Remote Desktop app page in the Chrome Web Store.
- In the upper-right corner of the window, click the blue + Free button to download Chrome Remote Desktop.
- Click Add in the confirmation dialog.Once the app has been added, the Chrome Remote Desktop icon will appear in the App Launcher When you open Chrome Remote Desktop app for the first time, you’ll be asked to authorize it. This will allow the app to do the following:
- See your email address
- See your Chrome Remote Desktop computers
- Receive and send chat messages [this is how we get the two computers to “talk” to each other]
Stop here and go to the next section Install the Debian package
Applies only Debian and Ubuntu – Mint [12.04 or higher]
Chrome Remote Desktop for Linux is currently in active development. To run this app on Linux, you’ll need to create a separate virtual desktop
session.
Install the Debian package
Download and install one of the following Debian packages for the Host components. When you click one of the links below, the package will
download automatically. Click on the package you need and download it.
- 32-bit Debian Package
- 64-bit Debian Package
The software will update on its own.
Now open a Terminal Window and change to your Download directory by typing in Exp: cd /home/bob/Downloads and hit enter
Now in the Terminal Window type in sudo dpkg -i chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb then hit enter [or sudo dpkg -i chrome-remote-desktop_current_i386.deb if you have a 32 bit box]
Next type in: sudo /etc/init.d/chrome-remote-desktop stop then hit enter This makes sure the service is not running yet….
Step 2:
Create a virtual desktop session
- Create a file called .chrome-remote-desktop-session in your home directory. This should be a shell script that starts your preferred desktop environment.
- Find the correct command to start the desktop by looking in /usr/share/xsessions/ for the desktop entry. For example, has the line: [This was for a Mint 17 XFCE box] Open a simple Text Editor and add just the following line. Then save the file to your Home Directory. Exp: save to /home/bob/.chrome-remote-desktop-session
startxfce4
3. Now with the Text Editor already open, find the file .profile from your home directory Exp: /home/bob/.profile [Note: any file that has a .
[period] in front of it is a hidden file.
4. At the end of the file on a new line add the following
export CHROME_REMOTE_DESKTOP_DEFAULT_DESKTOP_SIZES=1024×768
Now Save the file…
5. Next type in your Terminal Window: sudo /etc/init.d/chrome-remote-desktop start then hit enter
Making it all Work…
Enable remote connections
- Open the Chrome Remote Desktop web app.
- Click “Enable remote connections.”
- Enter a PIN and re-type the PIN. Then click OK.
- Dismiss the confirmation dialog.
- Close all programs and then reboot
That should be it, you should be able to log into the box you just set up with Chrome Remote Desktop. Just don’t forget the pin you created. If you forget you can always go back into Chrome and disable and then re enable Enable remote connections it will ask you for a new pin number.
Reference for this article can be seen at: Chrome Remote Desktop
Enjoy
In this guide, we are going to learn how to install and setup Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04. Google Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access and control another computer over the Internet through a protocol called Chromoting on Google Chrome browsers.
Install Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04
To be able to use Chrome Remote Desktop, you need to have Google browsers, Chromium or Google Chrome. Follow the guide below to learn how to install Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04 if you don’t have it installed yet.
Install Google Chrome Browser on Ubuntu 20.04
Before you can begin to setup Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04 login to your Google account on your browser using your gmail account.
Install Chrome Remote Desktop Extension
Next, you navigate to Chrome extensions page and search for Chrome remote desktop.
Click Add to Chrome to install the extension.
After the installation, you should be able to see the Chrome remote desktop icon just beside your search address bar on the right.
Install Chrome Remote Desktop Package
Next, install Chrome remote desktop package which provides the required host components;
wget //dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb -P /tmpapt install /tmp/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.debYou can as well navigate to the download folder, /tmp, in this case, and run the command;
cd /tmp apt install ./chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.debEnable Remote Desktop Connections
To allow remote access to your Ubuntu 20.04 via Chrome remote desktop tool, you need to enable this by opening the Chrome remote desktop extension or just using the remote desktop access address, //remotedesktop.google.com/access and clicking TURN ON as shown in the screenshot below;
If you do not see the TURN ON button, simply create the Chrome remote desktop configuration directory on your home directory;
mkdir ~/.config/chrome-remote-desktopOnce you create the directory, reload the access URL above.
Next, enter the name of your system;
Click Next to set the remote connection PIN. Ensure that the PIN is at least 6 digits.
Once you set the PIN, click START to run Chrome Remote Desktop.
If prompted for authentication to run Chrome remote desktop, authenticate and proceed.
Chrome Remote Desktop is now up and running on your Ubuntu 20.04.
Accessing Ubuntu 20.04 through Chrome Remote Desktop
To be able to access your Ubuntu 20.04 remotely via Chrome remote desktop, you need to have Chrome remote desktop installed on that system and signed into Google account using the same gmail address.
For example, in our demo, Ubuntu 20.04 is our remote desktop to be accessed from an Ubuntu 16.04 desktop system. Since both systems have the tool installed and signed in using the same gmail id, then, we should be able to see our remote desktop, Ubuntu 20.04 in this case, right on Remote Access page.
Click on the name of your computer to access it.
Enter your login PIN to proceed to your remote desktop.
If prompted to select the session to launch in your remote Chrome Remote Desktop session, select the default option and proceed.
In this setup, I used LXDE. I tried the default Ubuntu Gnome but i ended up with black screen. Hence, why i resorted to using LXDE.
If you want to use LXDE, simply install on the remote system by running the command below;
sudo apt install lxdeLXDE remote desktop.
You have successfully connected to your Ubuntu 20.04 desktop via Chrome Remote Desktop tool.
That brings us to the end of our guide on how to install and and setup Chrome Remote Desktop on Ubuntu 20.04. Enjoy.
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