Cloud desktop software
vBridge is a client/server tool.
vbridged, the server, must be launched on the X session you want to connect to.
vbridge, the client, can be launched anywhere as long as it can connect to vbridged.
On the desktop you want to connect:
$ vbridged
On the desktop you want to see the remote one:
$ vbridge host-to-connect-to.tld
Two methods are possible: via a key or via login/password.
For using the login/password, simply use the login and password of the account where you launched the server.
For the key:
- Launch the server
- Launch the client. The client will ask you to confirm you trust the server. Accepts both times and quit without performing the login with password.
- On the client's host, copy the content of the
~/.vbridge/connectfile - On the servers's host, paste the content copied on the previous step into
~/.vbridge/acceptfile - On the servers's host, kill and relaunch the server
vbridged - On the client's host, launch the client. It will be authenticated without asking login and password.
--port=PORT port to listen
--ciphers=LIST sets the list of ciphers
--rsa-length=NUMBER RSA modulus length (in bits)
--rsa-exponent=NUMBER RSA public exponent
--ecdh-curve=NAME ECDH curve name
--background run in background
--reinit-cred reinitialize the user's pam credentials
--timeout=NUMBER inactivity timeout
--version display version information
--help display this help
vBridge needs the following packets to be installed for the compilation:
- gcc
- make
- libcap-dev
- libkrb5-dev
- libpam0g-dev
- libssl-dev
- libx11-dev
- libxdamage-dev
- libxext-dev
- libxfixes-dev
- libxi-dev
- libxrandr-dev
- libxrender-dev
- libxtst-dev
make compiles and produces the vbridge and vbridged binaries.
Additionnally, you can compile it inside a Docker container. Simply type the commands below:
$ docker build -t vbridge .
$ docker create --name vbridge vbridge
$ docker cp vbridge:/build/vbridge .
$ docker cp vbridge:/build/vbridged .
$ docker rm -f vbridge