I’m trying setting up Linux Debian on my old pc and run it as dedicated server for some of games me and my buddies plays.

I ran into some trouble like using NoMachine and getting error 108, tried to google and all. Gave up, figure I’d come here and ask you guys. What’s good app for remote access from Window to Linux that’s simple to set up?

I’m Linux noob btw. So I’d need step by step guide.

Solved: use rustdesk

  • @mvirts
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    31 hour ago

    I just use ssh, it seems to be built in to powershell these days

    • xcjs
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      52 hours ago

      Windows now has an SSH client built in.

      • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
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        22 hours ago

        Mmh, okay. Is it fully featured? If so, then this instead of PuTTY (just to reduce the amount of extra tools needed).

        • xcjs
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          42 hours ago

          It is! It’s a port of OpenSSH. The server has been ported as well, but requires installation as a “Windows Feature”.

    • @LightsongOP
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      54 hours ago

      Sigh… Thank you! This finally work perfectly and so easy.

      I can rest in peace now.

    • jayb151
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      24 hours ago

      Seconded. Rustdesk is what I use for all my remote access stuff, doesn’t matter from what OS to what OS. The only problem I had was when I tried using it to remote into my Bazzite install, I had to OK it from the Bazzite machine, which defeated the purpose.

  • Frater Mus
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    34 hours ago

    What do you guys use for Windows to Linux remote access?

    Putty

    I want to see desktop

    Some kind of VNC setup

    • partial_accumen
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      I want to see desktop

      Some kind of VNC setup

      For a Windows user RDP is familiar and fairly high performance experience. I’m a fan xRDP for Linux desktop users accessing graphical desktop in Linux. Its not hard to set up in Linux either which is nice.

  • Ziglin (they/them)
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    55 hours ago

    I’d use SSH, I don’t know how to set it up by heart but I do know that there’s a Windows client called putty which seems to work pretty well since it sounds like you don’t have another Linux machine to run an SSH client from.

    • @[email protected]
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      65 hours ago

      windows also has openssh now; so you don’t have to use putty anymore, unless you really like it somehow.

    • @LightsongOP
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      14 hours ago

      I tried that PuTTY but all it did was access Linux terminal for me. I want to see desktop. So I can move mouse around and type with keyboard. I’m not tech savvy enough for controlling everything via terminal.

      • @[email protected]
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        In Putty go to Connections->X11->Enable X11 Forwarding and then put “localhost:0” as the xdisplay location. I haven’t done it in a while but I think that’s all you need.

    • anytimesoon
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      05 hours ago

      SSH is the answer.

      Another approach would be to use WSL (windows subsystem for linux) and basically just communicate from one Linus box to another