sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies echo "exec /etc/X11/Xsession" > ~/.chrome-remote-desktop-session For Xfce:
sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-dummy Use a dummy config file (search online for xorg.conf dummy ). | Component | Action | |-----------|--------| | Browser | Chrome or Chromium | | Package | chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb | | Desktop | Xfce / any Xorg-based DE | | Auth | Google account + 6-digit PIN | | Access URL | remotedesktop.google.com/access |
Nothing extra needed, but if you have Wayland (default on GNOME Debian 12), switch to Xorg from login screen. chrome remote desktop debian
sudo apt install -f Chrome Remote Desktop requires a physical or virtual X session.
sudo usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop $USER Create a virtual display: sudo usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop $USER Create a
Now you can securely remote into your Debian machine from any device with Chrome or the Chrome Remote Desktop app.
# Download Google Chrome .deb wget -q -O - https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add - sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list' sudo apt update sudo apt install google-chrome-stable For – use Chromium: chrome remote desktop debian
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/chrome-remote-desktop_current_arm64.deb sudo apt update sudo apt install --fix-broken -y sudo dpkg -i chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb If you get dependency errors, run:
