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Remmina is a remote desktop client written in GTK+, released under GNU GPL license.

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Remmina can't remote into Windows Server

I'm trying to use Remmina on Ubuntu to remote into one of the servers at my work. However, after entering the connection information in I get the following error: "You requested an H264 GFX mode for ser [email protected], but your libfreedp does not support…
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How can I forward sound over VNC?

I use TightVNC and Remmina Remote Desktop to connect my Raspberry Pi to my Ubuntu laptop over VNC. It works great for the most part, except for the fact that there is no sound. I have googled all over the place, looking up forwarding sound over…
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Remmina doesn't eat keys

Unlike rdesktop, when I press ALT + F4 in remmina, it doesn't react in the Windows system, but instead closes the remmina window. Any thoughts?
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Can't connect to remote server using RDP remmina after upgrade

I recently upgraded my Ubuntu to 18.04, and now my Remmina cannot connect to a windows server we use at work. Now I am getting a popup about certificates. It asks if I want to accept the certificate, I click OK and then get a message saying unable…
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Why are RDP clients on Linux much slower than on Windows?

I have a Windows 8.1 remote PC, to which I am connecting using RDP from Windows 7 and Linux clients. I noticed that the performance e.g. when scrolling is much better on Windows than on any Linux distribution. I am using rdesktop, Remmina,…
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Remmina doesn't work with keyboard when connected remotely

In order to bypass firewall/GPO constraint, I want to use Ubuntu as springboard to rdp to a Windows box on the same LAN remotely. I can xrdp to ubuntu via sesman-Xvnc module. I can run remmina from the vnc session. But in the remmina Windows…
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How to make Remmina grab all "special" keys with GNOME on Ubuntu 18.04?

Up front, I found this answer and it didn't help (read below). I am using vanilla-gnome-desktop in Ubuntu 18.04 and I have not been able to pass through special keys like Windows (aka Super) to the session connected in Remmina. I have assigned that…
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Remmina works once - after which it needs to be restarted?

As the title says, every time I try to connect (via RDP), Remmina only connects once (and it works for that remainder of the session), but any subsequent attempts of connecting to another or even the same PC, fails. I need to restart Remmina, after…
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How to customize the mouse cursor when over a specific X11 window?

My main system has 1080p displays but I often connect to a 4K laptop via VNC under Remmina. When connected and the mouse pointer is over the Remmina window, the cursor expands in size by a factor of 4 and looks huge. Is there some way to customize…
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SSH Connection on Remmina using AWS public key

I am trying to login to remmina using the ssh .pub key. but when I try to connect it is asking me to ssh private key passphrase. I do not know what I am doing wrong but here is a debug log. [SSH] ssh_config_parse_line: Unsupported option: SendEnv,…
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How does RDP client on Linux work, such as widgets rendering?

I am curious how the widget rendering is implemented in a Linux RDP client, such as Remmina, on a high level. If RDP protocol transmit semantics as much as possible rather than bitmaps, then the client side needs to translate the windows widgets API…
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tightvnc on Linux Mint says "could not acquire name on session bus"

I have two linux machines running Linux Mint 19.3. I just install tightvnc server on one of them from apt. On the other I install remmina and remmina vnc plugin. I run vncserver on the host and it outputs to the console... New 'X' desktop is…
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Linux Remote Desktop over the internet, Remmina or other free clients?

I'm trying unsuccessfully to remote desktop from a linux mint 18.3 to another linux mint computer over the internet, without messing with the routers settings or manually opening ports, something similar to TeamViewer for Windows. I've read many…
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Can't connect to NoMachine NX Server. Using Remmina

My Setup Client Ubuntu OS Remmina Remote Desktop Client + remmina-plugin-nx Server Arch Bang OS NoMachine for Linux - x86_64 Chose fedora system for install My Userlist [folatt@ArkOS_Dev log]$ sudo /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --userlist NX>…
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Remmina troubles

Installed remmina and now trying to run it with sudo remmina. But getting this: No protocol specified ** (remmina:9005): WARNING **: Could not open X display No protocol specified Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection…
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