The one caveat to using AnyDesk on Linux is that it does not support Wayland. Because AnyDesk was so well designed, it should take you no time to get up to speed using this handy admin tool. Once the connection is made, you can start using AnyDesk to control the remote machine as though you were logged in directly. On the remote machine, you’ll be prompted to allow the connection ( Figure B).įigure B The AnyDesk prompt for OKing a connection. Enter the numbers for AlmaLinux in the Remote Desk section on Pop!_OS and click the right-pointing arrow to initiate the connection.
You should have a string of numbers for both your AlmaLinux server and Pop!_OS desktop. Open the application and you’ll immediately see a nine-digit string of numbers ( Figure A) associated with the desktop you’re using.įigure A AnyDesk running on Pop!_OS will allow me to easily connect to my AlmaLinux server. You should find an entry for AnyDesk in your desktop menu. Sudo dpkg -i anydesk*.deb -y How to use AnyDesk Once it’s downloaded open a terminal window, and run the following commands: deb file from the AnyDesk download page to your ~/Downloads directory. Log into that system and install the required dependency with:ĭownload the. Next, we’ll install AnyDesk on Ubuntu-derivative, Pop!_OS. Update dnf (and AlmaLinux) with the command: Add the AnyDesk repository with the command:
Log into your AlmaLinux server and open a terminal window. To follow this how-to, you’ll want an instance of AlmaLinux (or any CentOS-like server distribution) and an instance of Pop!_OS (or any derivative of Ubuntu), and a user with sudo privileges. I’ll demonstrate installing AnyDesk on both AlmaLinux and Pop!_OS and then make the connection between the two. The installation on macOS and Windows is exactly as you’d expect ( download the installer and run it).
I want to walk you through the process of installing AnyDesk on Linux.
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