You may have to enter your computer password to give Chrome Remote Desktop access.

Follow the onscreen directions to download and install Chrome Remote Desktop.

Under “Set up Remote Access,” click Download.

You can set up remote access to your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer. Learn how to control use of Chrome Remote Desktop. Tip: As an administrator, you can control if users can access other computers from Chrome with Chrome Remote Desktop. To use your mobile device for remote access, you need to download the Chrome Remote Desktop app.

There you have it, you now have a functioning Chrome Remote Desktop to your Ubuntu Box.You can use a computer or mobile device to access files and applications on another computer over the Internet with Chrome Remote Desktop.Ĭhrome Remote Desktop is available on the web on your computer. This appears to be a graphical interface of sorts, sort of like the flavors of KDE or GNOME. The icons are different, the experience, everything. Unity – looks like a completely different OS. Actually, I think the above selection (default) is just whatever you pick between ‘ubuntu’ session and ‘unity’ session. Ubuntu – I use this most often, looks like VNC ties to this instance too. All the windows look the same, and the same settings seem to apply.

I’ve been using the 2nd option – “Ubuntu” Once you select the session, that’s the same session you connect in with every time. Remoting in from external shows this on first boot up: Has to do with the different environments, one environment is strictly for when you’re sitting physically in front of the computer, the other is the remote session stuff over things like VNC. Just have to get used to picking what session you want, Xsession, and I think the other was was regular ‘ubuntu’ session or something. BUT on a physical box, i’m connected to it even as I write this without any issues. Sudo /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop -start

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