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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Best remote control option to support non-techies (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by rbn@sopuli.xyz to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hello all,

I'm planning to install Linux Mint on the notebooks of some relatives as it's not compatible with Windows 11 and thus not getting security updates anymore. They are absolutely not tech savvy and only using very basic stuff (web browser, print documents, maybe low level office stuff). Still I'm looking for a way to support them with some kind of remote control software if they have an issue. On Windows I liked Teamviewer for it's simplicity, they can double click the icon and tell me the code that is displayed and that's it. Is there something similar for Linux which doesn't require complex setup on their end? FOSS is a plus, but not a must have.

Regards, rbn

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[–] antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

RustDesk is excellent, it's basically open source TeamViewer. And if you don't want to use their servers, you can even host your own.

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Thank you very much, that GUI looks very similar to Teamviewer which they already know.

if you don't want to use their servers, you can even host your own

I didn't download and try it yet. Do you know if you can indeed use their servers as well without self-hosting? I went to their website and scrolled through the GitHub FAQ and at first sight I can only see the self-hosted option. They even advertise it as 'non SaaS'.

[–] antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

Yes, you can just install and use it straight away, no need to mess with self-hosting if you don't want to. You also don't need a subscription, that just unlocks some extra features.

[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 1 points 1 week ago

Once you install the client, it will connect to the public server and give you a message of "For faster connections use your own server" or similar, but thats it. You can test that with your own machine (or android/ios if you don't have a second pc)

[–] maplesaga@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Did they clear up those China allegations?

Do they need to provide a back door?