GNOME Remote Desktop is a remote desktop daemon designed for GNOME using pipewire.
This is free and open source software.
Features include:
- Comes with a command line tool for configuring the software called grdctl. The tool provides methods for configuring the GNOME Remote Desktop service, for example setting credentials.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-remote-desktop
Support:
Developer: GNOME Remote Desktop contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

GNOME Remote Desktop is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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