Screen Share: Remote Shadow & Control

VNC: Remmina / Vino

Installed on thinlinc and available for all major 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

• Q: I'm the host, I want disconnect all guests!

  • A: [host] Click on the 'Desktop Sharing' icon in the top panel and choose Disconnect <user>.

• Q: Fast way to join on a screen share?

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

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

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

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

  • A: [guest] 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.

• Q: Sharing is fine, but the window is to big - it should be scaled!
  • A: [guest] On the left side switch on 'Toggle Scale Mode'
• Q: The [host] says there is no 'screen share request' to acknowledge!
  • A: [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.

hello.math.uzh.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

• Check: https://remotedesktop.google.com/

• Login with gmail account.

Problem

Mac OS X Catalina / 10.15

Each applications needs the screen record privilege: https://help.daily.co/en/articles/3400532-enable-screen-recording-permission-for-macos-catalina-10-15-and-later