VNC to connect to desktop on Kubuntu 24.04

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I’m lost. For several hours now I’m trying to get a remote desktop connection from my new laptop (Tuxedo/Kubuntu) to my old laptop (Kubuntu 24.04, firewall disabled).

I tried a number of applications and settings, rdp and vnc. Nothing works.

The laptops are on the same LAN and can see each other.

Last I tried was this:

vncserver
vncserver1314×984 150 KB

All I get on the other laptop is an error saying “unable to connect to vnc server”, a time out or nothing at all. I tried half a dozen remote clients. Nothing works.

Why is this so super complicated? Some distros like Zorin have a GUI to share the desktop or enable remote desktop through rdp. Is there an app for Kubuntu that does the same and just works? I couldn’t find one.

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KDE Plasma has built in Remote desktop, but because you are using the LTS version of Kubuntu (Plasma 5.27) the Plasma version you are using doesn’t include it.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/krdp
https://invent.kde.org/plasma/krdp1159×1022 136 KB

You can wait for 26.04 LTS, switch to non-LTS or switch to a distro with a newer Plasma version.

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Aaah!

Thanks for the info. I think I can wait for the 26.04 LTS. That shouldn’t be too far away, right?