RemotePC^® (Remote Desktop) for Linux - Installation steps

How to get started with RemotePC for Linux?

Om te beginnen,

Download the required RemotePC for Linux package depending on the distribution of the Linux OS on your computer.
Open het installatieprogramma door te dubbelklikken of met de rechtermuisknop op het pakket te klikken.
Selecteer de pakketbeheerder, bijvoorbeeld Openen met Ubuntu Software Center, om het op je computer te installeren.
Je kunt ook de volgende commando's uitvoeren om de pakketten te installeren:
- For Debian:
  $ sudo apt update
  $ sudo apt upgrade
  $ sudo apt install ./remotepc.deb # For RemotePC App
  $ sudo apt install ./remotepc-host.deb # For RemotePC Host App
  $ sudo apt install ./remotepcviewer.deb # For RemotePC Viewer App
- For RPM:
  $ sudo yum update
  $ sudo yum upgrade
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepc.rpm # For RemotePC App
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepc-host.rpm # RemotePC Host App
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepcviewer.rpm # RemotePC Viewer App
- For SUSE:
  $ sudo zypper update
  $ sudo zypper upgrade
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepc-suse.rpm # For RemotePC App
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepc-host-suse.rpm # RemotePC Host App
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepcviewer -suse.rpm # RemotePC Viewer App
Note: Use 'dnf' if 'yum' is not available.
Na een succesvolle installatie start je de desktop-app op je computer op een van de onderstaande manieren:
- Typ 'remotepc' op de commandoregel.
- Klik op het RemotePC pictogram (Activiteiten -> RemotePC)

You can now log in and configure your Linux machine for Always-ON Remote Access.

Transfer the file to the remote host machine using below command or any FTP tools like Putty, FileZilla:
$ sftp username@server_ip
Enter the password.
$ put /path/to/file/remotepc-host.deb
$ exit
Install the transferred build in the target machine via below command: $ ssh username@server_ip
Enter password
- For Debian:
  $ sudo apt-get install ./remotepc-host.deb -y
- For RPM:
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepc-host.rpm -y
- For SUSE:
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepc-host-suse.rpm -y
Then run remotepc-host deploy <deployment UD>, or remotepc-host login command to configure host.

For Enterprise accounts in the headless server machine

Log in to your Enterprise account and click on Deploy Package.
Navigate to the Host-Only builds column under Linux option.
Select the desired OS package and click on Copy Link to copy the command.
Run the below command in the local machine to connect to the headless server via SSH:
$ ssh username@server_ip
Enter the password.
Download the build using the copied command:
$ paste-your-copied-command-here
Installeer de gedownloade build via onderstaande opdracht:
- For Debian:
  $ sudo apt-get install ./remotepc-host.deb
- For RPM:
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepc-host.rpm
- For SUSE:
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepc-host-suse.rpm

For SOHO, Team, Consumer accounts in the headless server machine

Download the target CLI build by selecting the OS Type in your local machine.
Transfer the file to the headless server machine using below command or any FTP tools like Putty, FileZilla:
$ sftp username@server_ip Enter the password.
$ put /path/to/file/remotepc-host.deb
$ exit
Install the transferred build in the target server machine via below command:
$ ssh username@server_ip
Enter password
- For Debian:
  $ sudo apt-get install ./remotepc-host.deb -y
- For RPM
  $ sudo yum install ./remotepc-host.rpm -y
- For SUSE:
  $ sudo zypper install ./remotepc-host-suse.rpm -y

Run below command to setup CLI access on the host:
$ sudo remotepc-host setup

After that, proceed as per following account types.

Deployment for Enterprise accounts

$ remotepc-host deploy <deployment_code>

Note: Deployment code is a unique code for each account available only for Enterprise users.

Setup for SOHO, Team, and Consumer accounts

Run the below command once the installation is completed:
$ remotepc-host login Enter the email ID, password and personal key one after another.
Zodra de benodigde informatie is toegevoegd, wordt de host automatisch geconfigureerd en verschijnt deze online.

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