Open Source Remote Management Application
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Hi All,
Looking for an Open Source Remote Access Application to Manage all Desktop Linux OSs by Help Desk Team, like " DameWare" for windows.
i know that Dameware has an agent that can be deployed on linux but i am looking for an Open Source App.Thanks
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I haven't used DameWare but it looks a lot like ScreenConnect not free (which I believe is the driving factor here).
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VNC is one tool that comes to mind, but it isn't a very simple setup tool.
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@DustinB3403 said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
VNC is one tool that comes to mind, but it isn't a very simple setup tool.
i am looking for something like "Teamviewer" but need it to be locally and does not need any internet access like teamviewer.
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So you are looking to remotely access LAN computers only?
UltraVNC runs locally, server and clients.
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@AlyRagab said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@DustinB3403 said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
VNC is one tool that comes to mind, but it isn't a very simple setup tool.
i am looking for something like "Teamviewer" but need it to be locally and does not need any internet access like teamviewer.
That definitely describes VNC.
Edit: VNC does require a local network, but not a connection to the internet.
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@dafyre said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@AlyRagab said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@DustinB3403 said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
VNC is one tool that comes to mind, but it isn't a very simple setup tool.
i am looking for something like "Teamviewer" but need it to be locally and does not need any internet access like teamviewer.
That definitely describes VNC.
Edit: VNC does require a local network, but not a connection to the internet.
i know that , but i need when any one of the help desk team solves any problem in the employee's PC to login with the same user screen that the employee can see.
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VNC does this, just like TeamViewer.
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You can also try x2go
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X2go that is the one that I was thinking about!
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@gjacobse said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
You can also try x2go
X2Go is more akin to a Remote Desktop session, I thought...?
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@dafyre said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@gjacobse said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
You can also try x2go
X2Go is more akin to a Remote Desktop session, I thought...?
Yes, basically the same.
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@AlyRagab said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@DustinB3403 said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
VNC is one tool that comes to mind, but it isn't a very simple setup tool.
i am looking for something like "Teamviewer" but need it to be locally and does not need any internet access like teamviewer.
If local you don't want things like TeamViewer, you just want normal access. X2Go, VNC and RDP. No different than Windows, but with one additional option of X.
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NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
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@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
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@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
The only part of NoMachine that's not open source is the terminal server (afaik). All of the NX stuff is from them (which is what X2Go uses), and is open source. NoMachine gives you console access which is what he's asking for. X2Go has a desktop sharing something or other but I haven't ever got it working.
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@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
The only part of NoMachine that's not open source is the terminal server (afaik). All of the NX stuff is from them (which is what X2Go uses), and is open source. NoMachine gives you console access which is what he's asking for. X2Go has a desktop sharing something or other but I haven't ever got it working.
Their client is not open, either. And AFAIK only NX protocols through 3 were open protocols, NX 4 is closed top to bottom, I think.
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@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
The only part of NoMachine that's not open source is the terminal server (afaik). All of the NX stuff is from them (which is what X2Go uses), and is open source. NoMachine gives you console access which is what he's asking for. X2Go has a desktop sharing something or other but I haven't ever got it working.
Their client is not open, either. And AFAIK only NX protocols through 3 were open protocols, NX 4 is closed top to bottom, I think.
Right, 3 is open, which is what X2Go uses. Does he mean Open Source as in he wants Open Source or does he mean it as he wants a free alternative to things like Teamviewer?
I use NoMachine frequently for this exact purpose and have no questions regarding security or anything else. X2Go by default won't give him what he wants. And like I said, I haven't ever got the desktop sharing to work.
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@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
The only part of NoMachine that's not open source is the terminal server (afaik). All of the NX stuff is from them (which is what X2Go uses), and is open source. NoMachine gives you console access which is what he's asking for. X2Go has a desktop sharing something or other but I haven't ever got it working.
Their client is not open, either. And AFAIK only NX protocols through 3 were open protocols, NX 4 is closed top to bottom, I think.
Right, 3 is open, which is what X2Go uses. Does he mean Open Source as in he wants Open Source or does he mean it as he wants a free alternative to things like Teamviewer?
I use NoMachine frequently for this exact purpose and have no questions regarding security or anything else. X2Go by default won't give him what he wants. And like I said, I haven't ever got the desktop sharing to work.
VNC is best for sharing and it's free for unlimited use. X2Go is more for RDP like usage as an application server.
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@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@scottalanmiller said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
@stacksofplates said in Open Source Remote Management Application:
NoMachine will work for this. Gnome also has Vino which is an easy way to get VNC working.
X2Go is the open source version of NoMachine.
The only part of NoMachine that's not open source is the terminal server (afaik). All of the NX stuff is from them (which is what X2Go uses), and is open source. NoMachine gives you console access which is what he's asking for. X2Go has a desktop sharing something or other but I haven't ever got it working.
Their client is not open, either. And AFAIK only NX protocols through 3 were open protocols, NX 4 is closed top to bottom, I think.
Right, 3 is open, which is what X2Go uses. Does he mean Open Source as in he wants Open Source or does he mean it as he wants a free alternative to things like Teamviewer?
I use NoMachine frequently for this exact purpose and have no questions regarding security or anything else. X2Go by default won't give him what he wants. And like I said, I haven't ever got the desktop sharing to work.
VNC is best for sharing and it's free for unlimited use. X2Go is more for RDP like usage as an application server.
NoMachine is much faster than VNC, has file transfer ability, audio support, chat support, etc. I use VNC as a last resort.
