Teamviewer & Remote Access to Ubuntu from Windows

[lumpie]

I now have 10.04 box on a Windows AD domain so I can run ntop. I need to be able to login to the desktop of Ubuntu from Windows machines from on the LAN and from remote locations. I see Teamviewer released a Linux version and I am familiar with it for Windows. But I need it to "run as a service" so the machine is always accessible even after a reboot. I cant get Teamviewer to do that and it keeps disappearing from Applications>Internet so Ive been starting it from a terminal window.

Can I get Teamviewer to cooperate? Are there any other apps that will do these things? If it isnt obvious already, I am new to Linux.

Thank you

[psic]

I'm sure others will come up with something (I've not used Teamviewer), but one quick and dirty solution would be to SSH into Ubuntu (with Putty) and start Teamviewer that way.

[coopstah13]

for remote GUI access on linux, i always recommend https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX

[lumpie]

for remote GUI access on linux, i always recommend .ubuntu. com/community/FreeNX

Between Linux and Windows?

[coopstah13]

for accessing linux GUI from any other machine, linux, win, mac, etc

[lumpie]

I know someone is gonna say RTFM, but I really dont have the free time to get under the hood right now. Thats why I was asking about Teamviewer.

I downloaded the NX Client RPM Package . I tried to get to that folder in the terminal window. No such file or directory. NX says if that if doesnt work, use the 'graphical package manager'. WTF? Could you hold my hand and walk me through it like I was a first grader?

Thanks

[coopstah13]

did you even look at the link i posted? it has step by step instructions for how to do it

[lumpie]

did you even look at the link i posted? it has step by step instructions for how to do it

I did. I am just a Windows slob with ADHD, dyslexia and no spare time. Just the SSH instructions are intimidating enough. Like it says, "To use these guides, you must be an Ubuntu user that's comfortable using the command-line, editing configuration files, and starting and stopping daemon programs." Thats not me. When it doesnt work, I wont know if its a bad edit or something else. I wanted to figure out how to get an app Im familiar with to load at boot time. From what Ive seen, that cant be done or its a secret.

[coopstah13]

I've personally never heard of team viewer so I can't comment on it.

If you don't have time to learn anything, then you should probably just stick with what you are comfortable with. There is no sense in you wasting your time trying to get something to work.

The caveat with linux is that for most people, there will be a learning process involved. How hard that is will depend on the user, but mostly it is based on time. Since you have no spare time, perhaps you should stick with your well-known alternative, whichever that may be.

Just to be clear, I do not mean this in a bad way at all. I will be happy whatever you choose to use, but I'm afraid I cannot offer any insight into the application you are attempting to use.

[Bemk]

I did. I am just a Windows slob with ADHD, dyslexia and no spare time. Just the SSH instructions are intimidating enough. Like it says, "To use these guides, you must be an Ubuntu user that's comfortable using the command-line, editing configuration files, and starting and stopping daemon programs." Thats not me. When it doesnt work, I wont know if its a bad edit or something else. I wanted to figure out how to get an app Im familiar with to load at boot time. From what Ive seen, that cant be done or its a secret.

Just take a look at the link, it really just has step by step instructions.
You don't even need to know the commands as they are just written down for you (use copy and then shift+insert to paste the command into the commandline interface).

I think you have made your choice now, but something you might try as wel if you can't figure this out (this really is easier because of the step by step instructions), is VNC, but wait with that untill you really have to give this up.

Just a bit of my advice:
Try getting to know the basic commands in the shell, as it gives you far more power than the graphical configuration tools. A simple command is most often easier than finding your way in the Windows configuration panel, is my experience.

Certainly on Linux servers it is more efficient to learn the CLI than it is to install all kinds of graphical tools which limit your power. To be honest, my server doesn't even have Xorg installed, and you can even stop thinking about working on the keyboard attached to the server, as there is none. It's ssh only.

SSH also has some functionality to tunnel the output of Xorg. That way I've even set up an entire session in gnome, though it was slow, because of the lack of propper bandwidth. This doesn't work in Windows though, as it doesn't use Xorg.