Cloud desktop software

vBridge is a client/server tool. vbridged, the server, must be launched on the X session you want to connect to. vbridge, the client, can be launched anywhere as long as it can connect to vbridged.

On the desktop you want to connect:

$ vbridged

On the desktop you want to see the remote one:

$ vbridge host-to-connect-to.tld

Two methods are possible: via a key or via login/password.

For using the login/password, simply use the login and password of the account where you launched the server.

For the key:

• Launch the server
• Launch the client. The client will ask you to confirm you trust the server. Accepts both times and quit without performing the login with password.
• On the client's host, copy the content of the ~/.vbridge/connect file
• On the servers's host, paste the content copied on the previous step into ~/.vbridge/accept file
• On the servers's host, kill and relaunch the server vbridged
• On the client's host, launch the client. It will be authenticated without asking login and password.

--port=PORT              port to listen
--ciphers=LIST           sets the list of ciphers
--rsa-length=NUMBER      RSA modulus length (in bits)
--rsa-exponent=NUMBER    RSA public exponent
--ecdh-curve=NAME        ECDH curve name
--background             run in background
--reinit-cred            reinitialize the user's pam credentials
--timeout=NUMBER         inactivity timeout
--version                display version information
--help                   display this help

vBridge needs the following packets to be installed for the compilation:

• gcc
• make
• libcap-dev
• libkrb5-dev
• libpam0g-dev
• libssl-dev
• libx11-dev
• libxdamage-dev
• libxext-dev
• libxfixes-dev
• libxi-dev
• libxrandr-dev
• libxrender-dev
• libxtst-dev

make compiles and produces the vbridge and vbridged binaries.

Additionnally, you can compile it inside a Docker container. Simply type the commands below:

$ docker build -t vbridge .
$ docker create --name vbridge vbridge
$ docker cp vbridge:/build/vbridge .
$ docker cp vbridge:/build/vbridged .
$ docker rm -f vbridge