Post #3508862
2026-07-01 10:40 UTC
@kbob@chaos.social I believe Ubuntu *used to* use lightdm, but migrated away around Ubuntu 18.04LTS or similar. (I think the Ubuntu default is now a purer Gnome install; no lightdm *running* on my Ubuntu 22.04LTS anyway.)
Unfortunately the X11 to Wayland switch and the sysvinit to systemd switch both rendered most online “share graphical desktop” advice for Linux fairly outdated. Both VNC (as you’ve found) and RDP (RDP also suffered from being forced down Kerberos auth on Windows).
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@ewenmcneill@cloudisland.nz 2026-07-01 10:40
@kbob@chaos.social Depending on exactly what you’re trying to solve, possibly you want a web based KVM? I’ve been pretty happy with the original JetKVM model. (Or just access Linux via ssh and do everything on the command line. Which is what I do, but I also have ~30 years of Unix/Linux CLI admin history.)