From 09bbf7149e69f37ca0eb2cfe9682c113c8ae1c87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Lehnet <80537345+truejp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:12:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Update README.md --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7a8cb5f..3eb86e6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ Download the script that match your configuration Download script with this url: `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netvolt/LinuxRMM-Script/main/rmmagent-linux.sh` +#### Fix Blank Screen for Ubuntu Workstations (Ubuntu 16+) +Ubuntu uses the wayland display manager instead of the regular x11 server. This causes MeshCentral to show a blank screen when trying to access the remote desktop feature. You can't login, view or control the client. There is a neat fix for this, so don't worry: +``` +sudo sed -i '/WaylandEnable/s/^#//g' /etc/gdm3/custom.conf +sudo systemctl restart gdm +``` +This will cause your screen to go blank for a second. You will be able to use remote desktop afterwards. +> If you get an error like "file not found", you are probably still using Ubuntu 19 or below. On these machines, the config file will be located on /etc/gdm/custom.conf. Modify the command above accordingly. +Please note that remote desktop features are only installed when you used the workstation agent. You may need to reinstall your mesh agent. + ## Install To install agent launch the script with this arguement: From cf183cc04849b3fb58870ae069940b9394beff90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Lehnet <80537345+truejp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:12:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Update README.md --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3eb86e6..70b178f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Download the script that match your configuration Download script with this url: `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/netvolt/LinuxRMM-Script/main/rmmagent-linux.sh` -#### Fix Blank Screen for Ubuntu Workstations (Ubuntu 16+) +### Fix Blank Screen for Ubuntu Workstations (Ubuntu 16+) Ubuntu uses the wayland display manager instead of the regular x11 server. This causes MeshCentral to show a blank screen when trying to access the remote desktop feature. You can't login, view or control the client. There is a neat fix for this, so don't worry: ``` sudo sed -i '/WaylandEnable/s/^#//g' /etc/gdm3/custom.conf From 141169ceb1bba174f39c541fda7502568a8581f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Lehnet <80537345+truejp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:13:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update README.md --- README.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 70b178f..5082a6b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ sudo systemctl restart gdm ``` This will cause your screen to go blank for a second. You will be able to use remote desktop afterwards. > If you get an error like "file not found", you are probably still using Ubuntu 19 or below. On these machines, the config file will be located on /etc/gdm/custom.conf. Modify the command above accordingly. + Please note that remote desktop features are only installed when you used the workstation agent. You may need to reinstall your mesh agent. ## Install From 28b9c3d454e3b89e213912c114557e19663d713f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Lehnet <80537345+truejp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:13:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Update README.md --- README.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5082a6b..139c61b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ sudo sed -i '/WaylandEnable/s/^#//g' /etc/gdm3/custom.conf sudo systemctl restart gdm ``` This will cause your screen to go blank for a second. You will be able to use remote desktop afterwards. -> If you get an error like "file not found", you are probably still using Ubuntu 19 or below. On these machines, the config file will be located on /etc/gdm/custom.conf. Modify the command above accordingly. - +> If you get an error like "file not found", you are probably still using Ubuntu 19 or below. On these machines, the config file will be located on /etc/gdm/custom.conf. Modify the command above accordingly. < Please note that remote desktop features are only installed when you used the workstation agent. You may need to reinstall your mesh agent. ## Install