Hi there! I’m curently using Pop OS linux as my daily machine to work with. Though sometimes I need to access my Mac Mini M1 and I’m looking on some good way to have remote access to my Mac without getting of my Linux workflow. Both my machines are on same LAN and connected via gigabit connection. I have tried using RustDesk though most issue comes from image quality (I have 4K screen). If you got any sugestion it would be great.

    • Madiator2011@lm.madiator.cloudOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I heard that VNC gives bad quality. Also will things like clipboard work fine. Another thing is that I need to be able to access after Mac boots (aka so my mac M1 will be headless with just HDMI dummy plug)

      • _s10e@feddit.de
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        1 year ago

        But sure what you ‘heard’. VNC essentially streams a video from either a real or a virtual screen. This has worked very well for all 2D applications for decades.

        It’s not fancy, does nothing special, and that’s why it works. You need sufficient bandwith for the desired quality, but on LAN you’ll be fine

        What’s usually problematic is fancy UI stuff that relies on a local GPU, which you don’t have. I usually disable animations.

        Disclaimer: Have not used VNC in 10 years.

        Also, many thinks you ask for are out of scope for VNC: clipboard, drag and drop, file access. VNC does none of those; just screen and input (keyboard, mouse, …). Not sure about audio.

        • Rin@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          I’ve use tigerVNC daily and it supports clipboard :)

          but you’re right about the other things. no audio too…

      • just some guy@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Iirc macOS Remote Desktop is based on vnc so you should be able to turn it on on your Mac and connect. I use it for managing a headless trashcan