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Mac connects to remote Ubuntu desktop

Remote: Ubuntu:

Desktop Sharing

  • Allow other users to control your desktop
  • You must confirm each access to this machine
  • Require the user to enter this password: ________

Mac does not support vino's encryption, so we need to disable it:

gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false

Test on Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install vinagre

Connect to:

localhost

Local: Mac:

Finder > Go > Connect to server ...

vnc://server:port

Enter password. Connected!

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