I am running Xubuntu 16.04 LTS (same core as Ubuntu 16.04 LTS), a Debian Linux Distro, and need to be able to connect from here to a Windows Machine using the Chrome Remote Desktop
tool. I have the server side of it working on the Windows Machine, and can log in to it from my Android phone, but I am unable to log in from Xubuntu.
I get this error when I try: "Some required components are missing. Please go to chrome://plugins and make sure Native Client is enabled." (see screenshot below).
When I go to chrome://plugins, however, I get the following:
That's it! There is no "Native Client" plugin to enable. How do I fix this error so I can log in to the Windows computer from the Linux computer using Chrome Remote Desktop?
Note: I installed the Chromium browser into Xubuntu using sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
.
Stack Exchange Note: this question was originally posted on StackOverflow here, but was "put on hold" by admins since it was more of a "Super User" or "Ask Ubuntu" type question. Therefore, I have moved the question to here. Meanwhile, throughout this process, I also discovered the answer to my own question and hence am answering it myself to help others too.
Happy Remote Desktop-ing
~Gabriel
www.ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com
Best Answer
I discovered the answer to my question:
Despite having used Linux Ubuntu, Xubuntu, and Mint for the last 4 years or so, I never knew they can run actual Google Chrome, instead of just Chromium. The solution lies in simply installing the actual Google Chrome. So here's the answer:
google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo chmod +x google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
<--I'm not sure if this command is necessary, but I did it anyway.sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
. This worked for me! It only took a few seconds to install Google Chrome. Note that I now have both Chromium and Google Chrome installed at the same time with no conflicts. They work fine together, as they are separate programs.General Remote Desktop connection recommendations:
Remote Desktop Connection
client on Windows, and thexrdp
server on Linux. For terminal-only logins, I use PuTTY on Windows to SSH into the Linux machine.xrdp
as the server on Linux. For terminal-only logins, I still like using PuTTY as the client on Linux (sudo apt-get install putty
) to SSH from one Linux machine into another.Cheers,
~Gabriel
www.ElectricRCAircraftGuy.com