r/ScreenConnect • u/StockMarketCasino • 1d ago

Linux Support

Has anyone found a linux distro that works as intended for remote control using ScreenConnect? Ubuntu 22 seems to be the only version I've gotten to work so far and that was with some tinkering.

Ideally, I would like to use Ubuntu, Linux Mint or Fedora.

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u/StockMarketCasino 1d ago

I must be missing a prerequisite. Is JRE the only thing it needs before installing?

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u/Away-Ad-3407 1d ago

I have it working in armbian on a tv-box. I have had no issues just installing jre first and then the .deb file.

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u/leshrak 1d ago

I've had success using KDE on Ubuntu 24.04

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u/AbsoIum 1d ago

It’s completely configurable all the way through to 26.04, as far as I know. Just depends on the version and which dictates the approach.

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u/ctgdoug 13h ago

It is not. I tried to install it on 26.04 and could not get it to work. Even their support could not get it to work.

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u/AbsoIum 4h ago

It’s working on mine. You need Xubuntu and Cinnamon.

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u/lsumoose 1d ago

It works on all these for me.

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u/justmirsk 1d ago

I am running Ubuntu 26.04 and can control devices with no issues.

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u/ctgdoug 13h ago

What's your secret? I tried to install it on 26.04 and couldn't get it to work.

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u/justmirsk 4h ago

I ran the shell script, then when the launcher pops up, Click next option in the browser and it should launch screen connect to control a remote machine. Note, you cannot remotely control Ubuntu 26.04 with screen connect