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use mstcs over ssh tunnel as desktop for wslg #286

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pcause opened this issue Jun 12, 2021 · 0 comments
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use mstcs over ssh tunnel as desktop for wslg #286

pcause opened this issue Jun 12, 2021 · 0 comments
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pcause commented Jun 12, 2021

I use ssh to access my wsl instance from other systems. I'd like a way to have a rdp client on the remote machine be the display for WSLg

Describe the solution you'd like
Have a way to set WAYLAND_DISPLAY to the remote RDP client in a fashion similar to the way we set the display in X. Could involve 2 variables. Since wayland-0 on wslg is a socket shouldn't it be able to be a connection to a remote system / client that supports the protocol

I'd start my ssh session with port forwarding enabled and have the rdp client listen on localhost:port. I set the appropriate environment variables, and when i run a graphical client on my WSL instance the app launches in the rdp app on the client as a window, where the remote rdp client is treated as a desktop.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I used to use xrdp to get a full remote desktop

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