Remmina used to come with RDP and VNC options, now they are plugins.
After you install the plugins it's not enough to just close and reopen remmina. I think something gets left open, so you may need to kill a task or simply reboot.
ps -A | grep remmina 4853 ? 00:01:15 remmina kill 4853 #the process ID from above
So here's how to get everything going:
- to install remmina
sudo apt-get install remmina
- get the other mode plugins
sudo apt-get install remmina-plugin-vnc sudo apt-get install remmina-plugin-rdp
- probably not needed
sudo apt-get install freerdp sudo apt-get install libjpeg-dev
FYI: the plugins install to /usr/lib/remmina/plugins
by: answered Jan 1 '15 at 22:23 derek kelly - Ask Ubuntu - VNC plugin not working in Remmina (mirrored here as other web sites go away or often change links)
command line
Typing 'remmina' in console opens the GUI
Typing 'remmina -h' in console shows help
$ remmina -h Usage: remmina [OPTION…] FILE Help Options: -h, --help Show help options --help-all Show all help options --help-gapplication Show GApplication options --help-gtk Show GTK+ Options Application Options: -a, --about Show about dialog -c, --connect=FILE Connect to a .remmina file -e, --edit=FILE Edit a .remmina file -n, --new Create a new connection profile -p, --pref=PAGENR Show preferences dialog page -x, --plugin=PLUGIN Execute the plugin -q, --quit Quit the application -s, --server=SERVER Use default server name (for --new) -t, --protocol=PROTOCOL Use default protocol (for --new) -i, --icon Start as tray icon -v, --version Show the application's version -V, --full-version Show the application's version, including the pulgin versions --display=DISPLAY X display to use
Example usage:
remmina --new --server=192.168.1.90 --protocol=VNC