Headless Remote Desktops on KDE with Wayland (don't really work)
The current "best" option is probably a JetKVM: • The ultimate solution for remote desktops....
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A review of the current options for remotely accessing a Linux install running KDE and Wayland in early 2025. I try KRDP, RustDesk, Nomachine, XRDP with TigerVNC, and Sunshine with Moonlight. I also discuss Anydesk.
The short answer is: nothing works perfectly. You would need to switch to X11 or use Gnome to get full functionality at the moment. Bummer. Out of the options I tried, Sunshine/Moonlight seemed to offer the best experience, but was the most work to setup and configure.
=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Introduction
00:17 The absolute state of Wayland Remote Desktop in 2025
02:10 Testing KRDP (built in to KDE)
03:35 Why nothing will really work
05:14 Testing Nomachine
06:22 Testing RustDesk
07:35 What about XRDP/TigerVNC?
08:23 Testing Sunshine/Moonlight
10:40 Conclusion