Since the latest teamviewer update, I have had to switch away from it altogether for a better alternative. Enter Chrome Remote Desktop… This package allows me to connect to my Windows computers, and linux computers in a similar manner, and also allows for me to connect to my headless mining rigs. The guide below details how I set up chrome remote desktop on headless ubuntu 20.04 rig.
sudo bash
apt update
apt-get install –assume-yes wget
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb
dpkg –install chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb
apt install –assume-yes –fix-broken
sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
apt install –assume-yes xfce4 desktop-base
sudo bash -c ‘echo “exec /etc/X11/Xsession /usr/bin/xfce4-session” > /etc/chrome-remote-desktop-session’
sudo apt install –assume-yes xscreensaver
sudo systemctl disable lightdm.service
sudo usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop $USER
exit
On a different computer
Open the Chrome browser
Go to
https://remotedesktop.google.com/headless
Sign In
Click Begin
Select Next
Click Authorize
Copy the code that looks like this:
DISPLAY= /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/start-host \
–code=”4/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” \
–redirect-url=”https://remotedesktop.google.com/_/oauthredirect” \
–name=
Enter in a six digit pin
Confirm the pin
Enter in your sudo password
Your installation should be complete
Open Chrome Remote Desktop on a computer, and connect to your headless system.
Thanks for reading
