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Best Remote Desktop from Linux to Mac? (lm.madiator.cloud)

submitted 1 year ago by Madiator2011@lm.madiator.cloud to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Hi there! I'm curently using Pop OS linux as my daily machine to work with. Though sometimes I need to access my Mac Mini M1 and I'm looking on some good way to have remote access to my Mac without getting of my Linux workflow. Both my machines are on same LAN and connected via gigabit connection. I have tried using RustDesk though most issue comes from image quality (I have 4K screen). If you got any sugestion it would be great.

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[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good ole VNC should do the trick. Use VNC server on the Mac and then remmina or KRDC on the Linux machine.

[–] Madiator2011@lm.madiator.cloud 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I heard that VNC gives bad quality. Also will things like clipboard work fine. Another thing is that I need to be able to access after Mac boots (aka so my mac M1 will be headless with just HDMI dummy plug)

[–] _s10e@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

But sure what you 'heard'. VNC essentially streams a video from either a real or a virtual screen. This has worked very well for all 2D applications for decades.

It's not fancy, does nothing special, and that's why it works. You need sufficient bandwith for the desired quality, but on LAN you'll be fine

What's usually problematic is fancy UI stuff that relies on a local GPU, which you don't have. I usually disable animations.

Disclaimer: Have not used VNC in 10 years.

Also, many thinks you ask for are out of scope for VNC: clipboard, drag and drop, file access. VNC does none of those; just screen and input (keyboard, mouse, ...). Not sure about audio.