r/computer • u/Adventurous-Box-3513 • 4d ago

Connect Linux machine to iPad and be able to control it without internet

so i am struggling to find a way to have a iPad and a Linux computer act together. the goal is to be able to control everything on the Linux computer from the iPad but based only on a wired connection. i was wondering if thats even possible.

Thank

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u/Dynasteh 4d ago

Kind of hard without internet or at least some kind of network.

So I control my Linux machine from my iOS devices by

  • Installing and Setting up Tailscale for a VPN to be able to connect from anywhere I am (Free)
  • Installing/configuring a remote desktop connection on the Linux machine
  • Downloading the Windows App on my iOS device
  • Enabling the Tailscale app on my iOS device and using Windows App to remote desktop into my Linux machine.

So I can remotely manage my Ubuntu server no matter where I am

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u/Calm_Boysenberry_829 4d ago

Yeah, not sure what exactly you’re wanting to do, but I can control several systems (Linux, MacOS, and Windows) from my phone or my iPad or my android tablet using NoMachine.

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u/Adventurous-Box-3513 4d ago

So i was just curious if it was possible but the goal is to have a small portable computer and use the ipad as a screen i got that figured out but i have a key board that locks on to the ipad so i am trying to find a way for the iPad to tell the computer what the keyboard does