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I want to use desktop sharing. The vino package aand dependencies are installed. Throughout the web I read references to vino-preferences. Yet no such file exists and looking at the package contents at the Debian web site indicates the file is no longer part of the package.

Thus I have no idea how a user is supposed to allow connections using vino.

When I manually run vino-server I receive the following error:

«The desktop sharing service is not enabled, so it should not be run.»

I looked through the init scripts and services and do not find anything obvious. I do not know what ‘desktop sharing service’ is not enabled.

I installed x11vnc server and connected just fine. Yet x11vnc is ugly and crude looking. I prefer an app or dialogs that match the desktop environment.

Is vino broken or am I missing something obvious?

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Re: Where is desktop sharing?

Post by AlanWalker » Wed May 21, 2014 11:28 pm

woodsman wrote: I am using LMDE, fully updated.

I want to use desktop sharing. The vino package aand dependencies are installed. Throughout the web I read references to vino-preferences. Yet no such file exists and looking at the package contents at the Debian web site indicates the file is no longer part of the package.

Thus I have no idea how to a user is supposed to allow connections using vino.

When I manually run vino-server I receive the following error:

«The desktop sharing service is not enabled, so it should not be run.»

I looked through the init scripts and services and do not find anything obvious. I do not know what ‘desktop sharing service’ is not enabled.

I installed x11vnc server and connected just fine. Yet x11vnc is ugly and crude looking. I prefer an app or dialogs that match the desktop environment.

Is vino broken or am I missing something obvious?

Re: Where is desktop sharing?

Post by altair4 » Thu May 22, 2014 7:51 am

I no longer support LMDE but there is a Debian bug report that matches your symptoms: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo . bug=729468

If you don’t speak Spanish here is a translation:

siguendo you indicate the link:

# Sudo apt-get install gnome-user-share

After installing the package the option «Screen Sharing» it adds in
«Share» in «gnome-control-center»

After gnome-user-share is installed you should be able to go to Menu > Preferences > Sharing and see something that resembles what vino-preferences looked like:

That package also installs a whole mess of other stuff you might never use and seems to violate the prime directive of UNIX which back in the before time was «Do one thing and do it well» but .

Please add a [SOLVED] at the end of your original subject header if your question has been answered and solved.

Re: Where is desktop sharing?

Post by woodsman » Thu May 22, 2014 1:41 pm

Thank you both for replying. I fiddled with this only for about 20 minutes. My observations and thoughts:

* There no longer is a graphical interface to configure desktop sharing. The vino-preferences tool no longer exists. I suspect the reason is the vino developers now expect upstream gnome packages to provide the respective dialogs. This decision affects all Mint users using a GTK based desktop.

* The gnome-user-share package did not provide me the missing graphical interface. I checked everywhere in the menus, in both Cinnamon and Mate, checked the respective control centers. I don’t know why the Sharing dialog is not readily available anywhere.

* Installing gnome-user-share created three instances of «Personal File Sharing» in the Cinnamon Startup Applications.

* Using dconf or gsettings does indeed enable desktop sharing to avoid the vino-server error I reported. A different message now appears.

* I haven’t yet been able to actually connect but I will pursue this later.

* Even if I got the package to work, rather than installing gnome-user-share I suspect a well-written python script would suffice to replace the now missing vino-preferences dialog. Since Cinnamon now no longer is fully dependent upon gnome, nor Mate or Xfce, looks like a Mint-specific solution is needed.

* The Debian bug report was closed but the original problem is not truly resolved. The problem is a missing dialog. That the problem can be worked around with gsettings does not fix the now missing dialog.

In short, the Mint dev team needs to know that there is no graphical interface to support desktop sharing. Something is needed to replace the now missing vino-preferences dialog. This affects all Mint gtk desktop users. The vino-preferences dialog is the method that provided users the direct one-click toggling of the dconf setting to enable/disable desktop sharing.

The problem now is not that dconf or gsettings can’t be used, which experienced users can overcome, but that there is no direct graphical interface to do this. Thus for a majority of Mint users, sharing the desktop is broken.

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How To Enable Desktop Sharing In Ubuntu and Linux Mint?

Desktop sharing or remote desktop access is a useful feature that allows you to access another computer or device from your own system. This feature is particularly useful when you need to provide technical assistance to someone who is not physically present with you. Ubuntu and Linux Mint are two popular Linux distributions that come with desktop sharing features pre-installed. In this article, we will discuss how to enable desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

Enabling Desktop Sharing in Ubuntu

Ubuntu comes with a built-in desktop sharing feature called «Vino». Vino allows you to share your desktop with other users on your local network. Here are the steps to enable desktop sharing in Ubuntu −

• Step 1 − Open the «Settings» application from the dash or by pressing the «Super» key (Windows key) and searching for «Settings».
• Step 2 − In the «Settings» application, go to the «Sharing» section.
• Step 3 − In the «Sharing» section, toggle on the «Screen Sharing» option.
• Step 4 − You can configure additional settings such as password protection and whether or not to allow remote control.
• Step 5 − Once you have configured the settings, you can share your desktop by giving the other person your IP address and the password (if you set one).

Enabling Desktop Sharing in Linux Mint

Linux Mint also comes with a built-in desktop sharing feature called «Vino». Here are the steps to enable desktop sharing in Linux Mint −

• Step 1 − Open the «System Settings» application from the menu or by pressing the «Super» key (Windows key) and searching for «System Settings».
• Step 2 − In the «System Settings» application, go to the «Desktop Sharing» section.
• Step 3 − In the «Desktop Sharing» section, toggle on the «Sharing» option.
• Step 4 − You can configure additional settings such as password protection and whether or not to allow remote control.
• Step 5 − Once you have configured the settings, you can share your desktop by giving the other person your IP address and the password (if you set one).

While desktop sharing is a useful feature, it is important to note that it can also be a security risk if not used properly. Therefore, it is recommended to use desktop sharing only with trusted users and to use strong passwords to protect your desktop sharing session.

Additionally, there are other desktop sharing software options available for Ubuntu and Linux Mint, such as «TeamViewer» and «AnyDesk». These software options offer additional features and capabilities beyond the built-in desktop sharing features, such as file transfer and remote printing. However, these options may not be open-source and may come with a cost.

Another important consideration when using desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint is firewall settings. By default, Ubuntu and Linux Mint have the UFW firewall enabled, which may block incoming desktop sharing requests. If you are having trouble connecting to a remote system using desktop sharing, it may be necessary to configure the firewall settings to allow the necessary ports.

To allow desktop sharing through the UFW firewall in Ubuntu, you can use the following command −

This command will allow incoming desktop sharing requests on port 5900, which is the default port used by the Vino desktop sharing feature.

In Linux Mint, the firewall settings can be configured through the «Firewall Configuration» tool, which can be found in the «Administration» menu.

Another consideration when enabling desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint is the type of session you want to share. By default, the desktop sharing feature in these Linux distributions shares the entire desktop session. However, it is also possible to share individual windows or applications.

To share an individual window or application in Ubuntu, you can use the following steps

• Open the application or window you want to share.
• Open the «Screen Sharing» settings.
• Change the «Desktop Sharing» option to «Window Sharing».
• Click the «Select Window» button and select the window or application you want to share.

To share an individual window or application in Linux Mint, you can use the following steps

• Open the application or window you want to share.
• Open the «Desktop Sharing» settings.
• Change the «Desktop Sharing» option to «Application Sharing».
• Click the «Select Application» button and select the window or application you want to share.

Sharing individual windows or applications can be useful when you only need to share a specific part of your desktop session. This can help to reduce network bandwidth and improve performance when working remotely.

Conclusion

Enabling desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint is a straightforward process. Both distributions come with built-in desktop sharing features that are easy to configure. Desktop sharing is a useful feature that can save time and effort when providing technical assistance or working remotely.

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How To Enable Desktop Sharing In Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Desktop sharing refers to technologies that enable remote access and remote collaboration on a computer desktop via a graphical terminal emulator. Desktop sharing allows two or more Internet-enabled computer users to work on the same files from different locations.

In this article, we will show you how to enable desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint, with a few vital security features.

Enabling Desktop Sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint

1. In the Ubuntu Dash or Linux Mint Menu, search for “desktop sharing” as shown in the following screenshot, once you get it, launch it.

2. Once you launch Desktop sharing, there are three categories of desktop sharing settings: sharing, security and notification settings.

Under sharing, check the option “Allow others users to view your desktop” to enable desktop sharing. Optionally, you can also permit other users to remotely control your desktops by checking the option “Allow others users to control your desktop”.

3. Next in security section, you can choose to manually confirm each remote connection by checking the option “You must confirm each access to this computer”.

Again, another useful security feature is creating a certain shared password using the option “Require user to enter this password”, that remote users must know and enter each time they want to access your desktop.

4. Concerning notifications, you can keep an eye on remote connections by choosing to show the notification area icon each time there is a remote connection to your desktops by selecting “Only when someone is connected”.

When you have set all the desktop sharing options, click Close. Now you have successfully permitted desktop sharing on your Ubuntu or Linux Mint desktop.

Testing Desktop Sharing in Ubuntu Remotely

You can test to ensure that it’s working using a remote connection application. In this example, I will show you how some of the options we set above work.

5. I will connect to my Ubuntu PC using VNC (Virtual Network Computing) protocol via remmina remote connection application.

6. After clicking on Ubuntu PC item, I get the interface below to configure my connection settings.

7. After performing all the settings, I will click Connect. Then provide the SSH password for the username and click OK.

I have got this black screen after clicking OK because, on the remote machine, the connection has not been confirmed yet.

8. Now on the remote machine, I have to accept the remote access request by clicking on “Allow” as shown in the next screenshot.

9. After accepting the request, I have successfully connected, remotely to my Ubuntu desktop machine.

That’s it! In this article, we described how to enable desktop sharing in Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Use the comment section below to write back to us.

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