

It’s proprietary software, so you won’t find the source code available. TeamViewer offers remote access to a wide variety of operating systems including Linux distributions. Popular ones such as VNC Viewer (realvnc), Remmina, TigerVNC, TightVNC, Vinagre are all present.īut the host Windows machines only had TeamViewer installed, and I never force ‘alien’ software on my (dinosaur) mates. There’s lots of VNC clients available in the Raspbian repositories. The obvious focus is VNC related software.

In the realm of remote desktop software, there’s lots of choices for the Raspberry Pi. So what better time to access my RPI4 remotely and continue my Pi adventures. Reliant on Windows machines with only an Android phone as solace for an entire week wasn’t a tempting prospect. No one is perfect! And the week before this trip, my Linux laptop gave up the ghost. For the past week, I’ve been travelling around the country, staying with a few friends.

While readers’ suggestions were focused on the RPI4 acting as a client, my more immediate concern was to use the RPI4 as a host rather than a client.
