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@grumpybozo@toad.social
2026-02-12 23:13:57

This is my 1st time learning of #Guacamole, despite being an ASF Member. Looks cool…
Basically a J2EE app that talks HTML5 with WebSocket (or falls back to a custom HTTP-based stream proto) to a JS client in the browser on the front end, and speaks its own abstract remote desktop proto to a backend proxy that talks RDP or VNC to desktop servers. Apparently there’s also a X11 graphics drive…

screengrab from Guac docs explaining its history:

Historically, Guacamole was an HTML5 VNC client, and before that, a JavaScript Telnet client called RealMint ("RealMint" is an anagram for "terminal"), but this is no longer the case. Guacamole's architecture has grown to encompass remote desktop in general, and can be used as a gateway for any number of computers.
Originally a proof-of-concept, Guacamole is now performant enough for daily use, and all Guacamole development is done over Guacamo…
@theodric@social.linux.pizza
2026-02-06 21:38:07

I am now running both Touchegg and Fusuma simultaneously. Fusuma passes through all events to the underlying window, which means in a full-screen VNC/RDP session I'm not able to 4-finger-swipe my way to another desktop. Touchegg still catches that event fine, and switches desktop, but it doesn't work under Wayland. My UX is still miles better in X11. Under Wayland, I'll just have to give up using a 4-finger swipe to change desktops while in a full-screen VNC/RDP session. This is…

@vncresolver@fedi.computernewb.com
2026-01-01 21:14:38

happy new year from vnc resolver and the folks at computernewb! 2025 was a shit year, if im being honest, but i'd just like to thank all of you for enjoying unsecure shit on the internet. and yuri. and furries.
--brew

@vncresolver@fedi.computernewb.com
2025-12-24 13:47:04

hi everyone! sorry for the recent error posts; we had maintenance a few hours ago and for some reason vnc resolver didn't come back up, we should hopefully be back soon! sorry!