Sometimes while building a Raspberry Pi based project, it may be difficult to connect a screen, mouse and keyboard each time you want to edit something. If the Raspberry Pi is connected to a network, then running a remote desktop on it could be a good solution.
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft, which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection. In this article, you will find three different methodsĀ to run remote desktop on your Raspberry Pi.
Method 1: Using TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a proprietary computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. Ā ItĀ is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry operating systems. It is also possible to access a machine running TeamViewer with a web browser.
ARM-based devices such as Raspberry Pi donāt have a TeamViewer version, but there is still a way to run it using ExaGear Desktop. It allows you to run Intel x86 application on ARM-based Mini PC.
Follow these steps to install and use TeamViewer on your Raspberry Pi:
- Get you copy of ExaGear Desktop and install it. You can order it through the official website for $27Ā for Raspberry Pi 2 and $33Ā for Raspberry Pi 3.
- Enter the guest x86 system using the following command:
- Download and install TeamViewer
- Run TeamViewer from Raspberry Pi start menu, and setup static password for remote connection. Go to connection menu, select setup unattended access and enter a name for your Raspberry and a password. Once you are finished your Raspberry Pi ID will appear.
- Now download and install TeamViewer on your desktop and run it from start menu. Enter the Raspberry Pi ID in the āPartner IDā field and press connect button. A pop-up window will ask you for the password. Enter it and the remote session will open in a new window.
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