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Ask HN: What tools exist for (Ubuntu) screensharing to my remote dev team?
I used to just call up my team on Skype and do a screenshare.
The Skype client has not been supported for quite a while now, but in the last week screensharing has stopped altogether.
What tools exist for doing non-controlling screenshare. I don't want to give up control of system, and I just need to share my desktop so that team can easily view what I'm showing while on a Slack/Skype call.
- andreicon 10y agoTry TeamViewer, it's basically what it's meant for: https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/ https://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/linux/
- EKSolutions 10y agoI'd also recommend using TeamViewer. I use this on my Ubuntu machine all the time to setup remote meetings to people around the world.
- aexaey 10y agoIf you prefer an open-source and cloud-free solution, try VNC server + kanaka's VNC-to-HTML5 proxy: apt-get -y update apt-get -y install x11vnc build-essential git clone https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC x11vnc -quiet -viewonly -localhost -display :0 -scale 2/3 -ncache 10 & ./noVNC/utils/launch.sh --listen 8080 --vnc 127.0.0.1:5900 Last command will print an HTTP URL to share with viewers, which should "just work" assuming your viewers are on the same LAN/VPN and your computer has a well-configured hostname. Otherwise, extra manual step to set up NAT or port forwarding (+ adjusting URL appropriately) would be required. Or, for sharing text-console only, just use tmux.