For future reference, another option to investigate might be using the
Chrome Browser and the "Chrome Remote Desktop" on both your systems:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp
On 01/07/2018 09:57 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
Thanks for the links. They aren't needed at the moment as just
Received a phone call that reading the links I had sent led to a
identifying questionable mouse.
As the Windows end is preinstalled, that leads to using for a couple
of unrelated projects.
On 01/07/2018 11:29 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
Richard,
Rdesktop,or similar software apps, are used by tech support companies
worldwide to access the client's computer and fix things,
communicating to
the office computer from home, and as a teaching aid because you both
can
see what is on the client's screen, and you can share the mouse.
There is
no software to install on the Windows client, just allow RDP in system
properties. Windows includes all the remote desktop software, one
just has
to enable it. The rdesktop software is installed on your Linux computer,
but there are many other options in the Debian and Ubuntu
repositories for
remote desktop access between windows and Linux.
https://www.itworld.com/article/2988289/linux/how-to-install-and-use-rdesktop-the-remote-desktop-client-for-linux.html
http://www.rdesktop.org/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-clients
If you have two computers, you may want to put windows 10 on one of them
and Linux on the other. Then you can try out rdesktop and other Linux
flavors of remote desktop access over your lan to see how it works.
Once caveat, the connection will be slower over the Internet than
over your
lan.
Good luck!
Mark
On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 5:33 AM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net>
wrote:
On 01/06/2018 08:51 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
A few ideas off the top of my head...
* Maybe you could use rdesktop (or some equivalent) to gain access
to his computer and show him how to work on it? I did this years ago
on older Windows machines from Linux, not sure if you can do it today
with newer windows. Google will help you with this.
I'd be uncomfortable having him install software that I'm unfamiliar
with.
* Set up a virtual machine on your Linux box and install Windows 10.
Then you and he will have a common vocabulary. The rdesktop idea
should also work in this setup.
That has possibilities. A VM has been suggested for an unrelated
series of
projects. I like to experiment with install/configuration options
(primary
machine has 5 installs of Debian with a sixth being seriously
considered)
* Just go see him, forget the computers, and drink some beer....;)
Mobility issues make traveling that distance difficult. Also his
house is
not handicapped accessible.
Thanks all.
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