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(DIR) Post #9zNbns4VSQ0VhRgDfU by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T09:52:36.444853Z
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I'm still trying to figure out some kind of remote desktop solution for Linux that's capable of gaming.In other words something low-latency video-compression based rather than image-compression based like stuff such as VNC and X2Go are
(DIR) Post #9zNc8ndn7tt22TADEe by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T09:56:24.249585Z
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Steam In-home Streaming is the only one and therefore the best by default that I know of.Problem is that getting it to work with your actual desktop and not just Steam games can be a bit hacky
(DIR) Post #9zNcRolLBDSz1IlOBk by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T09:59:49.483446Z
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Don't get me wrong there's a ton of remote desktop solutions for Linux. Like VNC. Heck you can just forward the whole X application if you want to.Problem is that most of those Linux solutions can barely handle scrolling a website with some images on it. Definitely not a spinning 3D model at 60fps
(DIR) Post #9zNch8Dr6v9fiYP3tA by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T10:02:35.231094Z
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Another problem with Steam is that it's just not open. It relies on Steam, a proprietary game launcher.
(DIR) Post #9zNdD07Sm097qwbrGK by Ted@landofkittens.social
2020-09-21T10:01:33.155209Z
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@quadI remember Parsec advertising Linux support, but I realize that they only support Linux (namely, Ubuntu 18.04, by their site) as a client.Hosting is only available for Windows 8.1+In terms of the Steam streaming thing, are you saying that the desktop mode alone is hackier on Linux than on Windows?
(DIR) Post #9zNdD0VZKNQd3ht6ps by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T10:08:21.034030Z
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@Ted Yeah I've used Parsec, the Linux is client-only and comes only as a .deb. Although getting it to work on other distros isn't hard. Just extract the binary from the .deb and put it in .local/bin/, then install the three or four libraries you see referenced in the package.Doesn't change the fact that it cannot host on Linux though.Also it's mostly that I isolate my hosts as much as possible. My client network has minimal internet connection. My goal for more than a year now has been to set up a "gaming server" on my server network. And for that I need to be able to do a simple "Allow ports 123 from client network to server network" on my firewall. And for it to work over VPN too.
(DIR) Post #9zNdEZYQVqLm2eyGG0 by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T10:08:39.174631Z
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@Ted Or the short version, I want something that never has to phone outside my network.
(DIR) Post #9zNdUGJVofYl0ATab2 by rysiek@mastodon.social
2020-09-21T10:07:26Z
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@quad I'm sure you looked at SPICE?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Protocol_for_Independent_Computing_EnvironmentsNo idea if it's good enough, but it is definitely better than VNC.
(DIR) Post #9zNdUGdMcrRHzjlRXU by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T10:11:28.024343Z
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@rysiek Yes. I use it on a daily basis actually I have it set as the default option for my cluster.But afaik that's not really a server application. Qemu gives a virtual Qxl GPU to a VM and that GPU's output is provided over spice.So if you pass through a GPU for example, the SPICE output stops working. If there's a "spice agent" you can install on a virtual or physical host that makes it work like a VNC server I'd very much like to know.Since I've only had it working with virtualized GPUs, I've had no chance to test its usability for something like gaming yet.
(DIR) Post #9zNdvHhskFJD8nlCd6 by rysiek@mastodon.social
2020-09-21T10:14:46Z
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@quad fair. No clue if a standalone SPICE server exists.
(DIR) Post #9zNdvICMuthAfM1Y9I by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T10:16:21.753335Z
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@rysiek As far as I'm aware it's currently tied to virtual QXL GPUs. So no matter how amazing the protocol is, the virtual GPU will hold it back. If you do hear about a standalone server though, please tell me
(DIR) Post #9zNrPyK6A4V9PAbC76 by bksp@toot.site
2020-09-21T12:42:33Z
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@quad have you tried parsec?
(DIR) Post #9zNrPyUNXqizv3PP8a by quad@weeaboo.space
2020-09-21T12:47:30.771821Z
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@bksp Parsec unfortunately does not support Linux hosts, only clients.