Are you even "supposed" to Remote Desktop to Linux? Linux RDP suggestions?

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  1. rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    https://rustdesk.com/ works extremely well for what it is.

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

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  3. workspaces-core-images

    Another option - https://www.kasmweb.com/ - you can host multiple versions of Linux (Centos, Ubuntu and a variety of others are ready out the box), it provides direct access to the desktop via a web browser and the screen performance is pretty much identical to native desktop/keyboard access. It's runs a session, pretty much like setting up a VM for each of them.

  4. Sunshine

    Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.

    If you need something fast, Sunshine (GPLv3, one screen, no login manager) and HP's ZCentral (paid, but more functionality) work OK. Both are fairly bandwidth heavy, especially Sunshine which is based on NVIDIA's GameStream protocol. TL:DR, these quickly inflate data usage if you're over cellular.

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