How to enable remote desktop connections in Ubuntu 18.04 | Linux Today

How to enable remote desktop connections in Ubuntu 18.04

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Jack Wallen Tech Republic
May 22, 2018

There are times when Secure Shell isn’t a good enough means of remote administration. Say, for example, you have a machine be it yours or a clients, and you need to be able to remotely work on the desktop. To that end you can employ a service, or you can always set up remote screen sharing. This is not only a great way to remotely administer a desktop machine, it’s also one method of instructing a user on their desktop.

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