Remote desktop to Linux - from anywhere
Modern Linux desktops like Ubuntu have RDP built in. Francesca shows how to turn it on, connect with Awacino and open the computer in the Windows App - without a VPN and without opening a port.
Step by step
Step 1Open the Remote Desktop settings
On the computer, open Settings, System, Remote Desktop (Ubuntu and other GNOME desktops).
Step 2Turn on sharing and set a login
Turn on Desktop Sharing and Remote Control, and set a user name and password under Login Details. The computer now speaks RDP.
Step 3Connect with Awacino
On your phone, open Awacino, tap Connect on your computer and beam into its network. The phone gets an address in your home network, and Awacino shows the IP address of the computer - tap the copy icon next to it.
Step 4Connect with the Windows App
Install the Windows App from Microsoft (iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac). Add a PC, paste the IP address as the PC name, enter the user name and password from the Login Details and connect.
Step 5Your desktop
There is your desktop - from anywhere, on mobile data or in a hotel Wi-Fi, without opening a port on your router.
Why this way
RDP is already in modern Linux desktops. Awacino only adds the way in from outside.
No open port
Your router stays closed. The remote desktop port is only reachable inside your network - and your phone is in that network through the beam.
No VPN server
Nothing to set up on the router, no VPN gateway, no dynamic DNS. Awacino finds the direct, end-to-end encrypted path by itself.
Your usual app
You keep the remote desktop app you like. Awacino only gives your phone an address inside your home network, so the app connects as if you were at home.