Remmina is a
remote desktop
In computing, the term remote desktop refers to a software- or operating system feature that allows a personal computer's desktop environment to be run remotely off of one system (usually a PC, but the concept applies equally to a server or a ...
client for
POSIX-based computer operating systems. It supports the
Remote Desktop Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. The user employs RDP client software for this purpose, while ...
(RDP),
VNC,
NX,
XDMCP,
SPICE,
X2Go
X2Go is open source remote desktop software for Linux that uses a modified NX 3 protocol. X2Go gives remote access to a Linux system's graphical user interface. It can also be used to access Windows systems through a proxy.
Client packages ...
and
SSH protocols and uses
FreeRDP
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. The user employs RDP client software for this purpose, while ...
as foundation.
Packaging
Remmina is in the package repositories for
Debian versions 6 (Squeeze) and later and for
Ubuntu
Ubuntu ( ) is a Linux distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source software. Ubuntu is officially released in three editions: '' Desktop'', ''Server'', and ''Core'' for Internet of things devices and robots. All the ...
versions since 10.04 (Lucid Lynx). As of 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), it replaced
tsclient
tsclient (Terminal Server Client) is a discontinued frontend for rdesktop and other remote desktop tools, which allow remotely controlling one computer from another. It is a GNOME application. Notable visual options include color depth, screen ...
as Ubuntu's default remote desktop client. The
FreeBSD ports/package collection also contains it as a separate port and additional protocol-specific plugin ports.
Use
A common use is to connect to Windows machines, to use servers and computers remotely via
Remote Desktop Services, by system administrators
and novice users.
See also
*
Comparison of remote desktop software
This page is a comparison of notable remote desktop software available for various platforms.
Remote desktop software
Operating system support
Features
Terminology
In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be u ...
*
Vinagre
Vinagre is a discontinued VNC, SSH, RDP and SPICE client for the GNOME desktop environment, it is superseded by GNOME Connections. Vinagre was included in GNOME 2.22. It has several features, like the ability to connect to multiple servers s ...
References
External links
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Remote desktop
Communication software
Free communication software
Free software programmed in C
Remote desktop software that uses GTK
2009 software
Virtual Network Computing
Remote desktop software for Linux
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