Arch Linux User Repository

I maintain the latest built package at:

https://github.com/frealgagu/archlinux.chrome-remote-desktop/releases/

Thanks @frealgagu for packaging this, @nightuser for the existing session patch and @Brinsky for the instructions.

I've compiled both instructions with screenshots and added it to my blog if anyone is having issues with the install. Otherwise, just follow the instructions in the comments by @Brinsky from 2019-12-06 13:58.

Here's how I got this working with the new web app (remotedesktop.google.com):

1. Build and install the package
2. run crd --setup
3. (Optional) Configure execution of your preferred window manager in ~/.chrome-remote-desktop-session
4. Go to http://remotedesktop.google.com/headless
5. Click "next" and "authorize" through each instruction
6. Copy/paste and run the provided "Debian" command, which should look like the following: DISPLAY= /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/start-host --code="<UNIQUE_CODE>" --redirect-url="<https://remotedesktop.google.com/_/oauthredirect>" --name=
7. Set up a name and PIN
8. Wait for successful output containing "Host ready to receive connections."
9. Run crd --start

xorg-xrandr seems to be a dependency, see error log:

https://pastebin.com/R7iAiAX4

@sl1pkn07 I've not found a way to do that, chrome-remote-desktop uses the :20 DISPLAY, there are forums in ubuntu that shows a way to do it but it contains errors and crashes. @Kuchiriel there is a file you need to change ~/.chrome-remote-desktop where you choose to start a new session in one of your installed desktop environments. It should be only to uncomment a line and you're ready.

I am using the latest Manjaro and getting this.

Killing process 2034 [0328/210429.150449:INFO:remoting_user_session.cc(688)] Daemon process started in the background, logging to '/tmp/chrome_remote_desktop_20180328_210429_geGiYH' Using host_id: c6c24ea3-a799-afe2-e5e8-edc2189c6068 Launching X server and X session. Starting Xvfb on display :20 X server is active. Launching X session: ['/bin/sh', '/home/trevor/.chrome-remote-desktop-session'] Launching host process ['/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop-host', '--host-config=-', '--audio-pipe-name=/home/trevor/.config/chrome-remote-desktop/pulseaudio#bd9f957780/fifo_output', '--server-supports-exact-resize', '--ssh-auth-sockname=/tmp/chromoting.trevor.ssh_auth_sock', '--signal-parent'] wait() returned (2373,0) Session process terminated Failure count for 'session' is now 1 Terminating X server Terminating host Failure count for 'X server' is now 0 Failure count for 'host' is now 0 Waiting before relaunching wait() returned (2372,256) Waiting before relaunching

all fixed

How can I access the same X session when an X session is already open, instead of open a new X session?

Please reinstall and let me know if you have troubles.

This is broken for me, I am getting:

/usr/bin/crd: /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop: 
/usr/bin/python22: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

Is there any workaround for this?

Latest package appears to be broken.

sed -e '1 s/python/python2/'

https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=chrome-remote-desktop#n41

This is present again, breaking /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop

After fixing that issue, I get a mysterious error:

/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/user-session not installed setuid root. Host must be started by administrator.

Any ideas on fixing this?

EDIT: Ah, starain's patch still isn't in. chmod +s opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/user-session is missing from PKGBUILD as well.

Please version the source deb replacing this: source_x86_64=("<http://dl.google.com/linux/direct/>${pkgname}_current_amd64.deb")

with this: source_x86_64=("${pkgname}_${pkgver}_amd64.deb::<http://dl.google.com/linux/direct/>${pkgname}_current_amd64.deb")

so we don't have checksum fails at every update due to the deb being already present from an older release.

Thanks