7 of the best Linux remote desktop clients | Linux Today

7 of the best Linux remote desktop clients

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 21, 2010

“Seizing control of someone’s computer might seem like a
violating act of aggression, but sometimes it’s necessary.

“We’ve known people to run remote desktop sessions against the
machine they’re actually using (it sounds crazy, but there was more
than one desktop running), so don’t imagine you can’t find some use
for it.

“While real Unixers may like to sing songs about SSH and the
command line, you may need to gain access with a graphical desktop,
and that’s where remote desktops come in.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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