Working Remotely in Linux

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

From Linux to Linux¶

Command Line Mode Using ssh¶

1. Using X forwarding, you can also run GUI applications on the server. This is not recommended unless it’s short quick work.

Remote File System¶

• nfs

  • NFS has better performance (compared to sshfs and samba) but it’s less secured.

• sshfs

  • You’d better use a mount point which you have full access to, otherwise, you have use the root user to access the mount point.

  • You’d better add yourself to the fuse (which is required by sshfs) group.

• samba

Remote Desktop¶

• rdp

  • Linux DE Built-ins

    • KDE Plasma: System Settings -> System -> Remote Desktop

  • Windows App (macOS)

• VNC

  • vino

  • tight VNC

  • remmina

  • noVNC

• NoMachine

  • commericial but free for personal use

• rustdesk

• Chrome Remote Desktop

  • Linux support is limited to Debian/Ubuntu series.

• Teamviewer

  • commericial

• Parsec

  • commericial, monthly subscription

From Linux to Windows¶

Remote Desktop¶

• rdp

  • Remmina

  • rdesktop

• NoMachine

• Teamviewer

Remote File System¶

• SAMBA

  • Open nautilus file manager and press CTRL + L to show the address field.

  • Type in smb://host_name/folder in the address field and press enter.

  • Type in your user name and password in the prompt to login.

From Windows to Linux¶

Comand Line Mode Using ssh¶

Remote File System¶

• SAMBA

Remote Desktop¶

• NoMachine