Screen Share: Remote Shadow & Control

Remmina / Vino

Installed on thinlinc (available for all linux distros).

Thinlinc:

• [host] share screen: Applications > Remote Desktop > Desktop Sharing

  • [on] Allow other users to view your Desktop.
  • [on] Allow other users to control your Desktop.

• [guest] join screen share: Applications > Remote Desktop > Remmina

• The [host] has to accept the join request.
• After saving the user - for future sessions just doubleclick the username.

FAQ

Fast way to join on a screen share?

• Check the Remmina symbol in the top panel. Click on it and you'll see all your saved buddies.

The name of my colleague doesn't appear in the chooser list!

• Let the colleague open a terminal and type: vino.sh - this will restart the 'Desktop Sharing'.

Double click on the colleague name open's the window and shows Can't connect!

• Stop Remmina and start again. Explanation: if the colleague log off from thinlinc and log in again, a new server might be assigned. With restarting Remmina the buddies list is updated with the latest server/buddy pairs.

Sharing is fine, but the window is to big - it should be scaled!

• On the left side switch on 'Toggle Scale Mode'

The [host] says there is no 'screen share request' which I should approve!

• [host] Sometimes the window with the screen share request is in the background - look at the bottom task list for a window with 'bold' text, click on it and it comes to the front.

I'm the host, I want disconnect all guests!

• Click on the 'Desktop Sharing' icon in the top panel and choose Disconnect <user>.

hello.math.u.zh.ch / RocketChat

• Install https://rocket.chat/install App

• Server: hello.math.uzh.ch
• Account: I-MATH username/password
• Only shadow, no remote control.

Start:

• Start a voice call via RocketChat.

• Click on 'screen share'

Skype

• Install Skype client.
• Create / use your Microsoft Account
• Only shadow, no remote control.

Start:

• Start a voice call via Skype.
• Click on 'screen share'

Teamviewer.com

• Install Teamviewer client.

Start:

• Start Teamviewer
• Exchange ID's (show during start)

Google Chrome

• Install ScreenShare Google Chrome App.

• Login with gmail account.