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

BTW. If you'd like to avoid a (default) 2.5 minute extra wait on shutdown as systemd waits for the chrome-desktop-service to shut down. DO NOT enable or start as a service when you install per these instructions:

To {enable,start} the service, issue the command: systemctl --user {enable,start} chrome-remote-desktop

At shutdown Systemd gets stuck and eventually times out waiting for this service to exit.

It works fine, but I don't understand why the luminosity of the screen (in the main device, not in the remote one) decreases by its own while I'm using it. Does anyone has the same problem?

chrome-remote-desktop-88.0.4324.33.deb This link seems failed.

I maintain the latest built package at:

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

It gives 404 because Google keeps only the latest version of the package. Changing the link to latest isn't right: the version of the package and the actual version of the program wouldn't match. You can find the actual version using a command in PKGBUILD right above build() function. The commented one that starts with 'curl ...'.

The source download fails with a 404. Please update the package.

The source download fails with a 404 at the moment, but that may be just transient.

I try use https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb. but I have error in makepkg. Do you have any advice?

% cd ~/.cache/yay/chrome-remote-desktop

% git diff
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 5f38deb..2d8102e 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ license=("BSD")
 depends=("gtk3" "libxss" "nss" "python2-psutil" "xorg-server-xvfb" "xorg-setxkbmap" "xorg-xauth" "xorg-xdpyinfo" "xorg-xrandr")
 install="${pkgname}.install"
 source=(
-  "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb::https://dl.google.com/linux/${pkgname}/deb/pool/main/${pkgname:0:1}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${pkgver}_amd64.deb"
+  "${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb::https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb"
   "${pkgname}.service"
   "pamrule"
   "crd"
 )
 sha256sums=(
-  "63afef7bb034af9ea1b18a7026cce9f128b63339024e19f69dcf8bc87696027f"
+  "3d0055cf8db589d1bc6eb6504791d141e7008fb34cdb85bd1d194893c7d1d061"
   "e5da5ae89b5bc599f72f415d1523341b25357931b0de46159fce50ab83615a4b"
   "fcc38269eb1cc902abff9688eda9377a22367e39b9f111f87c0dd8e77adb82e2"
   "27dee2d383e6bd993fe0557d5c222fa80ab6d16d43775dedff6218713c7a1c06"

% mkdir -p src/etc/pam.d src/etc/init.d

% makepkg
==> Making package: chrome-remote-desktop 87.0.4280.27-1 (Thu Nov 12 12:03:57 2020)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found chrome-remote-desktop-87.0.4280.27.deb
  -> Found chrome-remote-desktop.service
  -> Found pamrule
  -> Found crd
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    chrome-remote-desktop-87.0.4280.27.deb ... Passed
    chrome-remote-desktop.service ... Passed
    pamrule ... Passed
    crd ... Passed
==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting chrome-remote-desktop-87.0.4280.27.deb with bsdtar
==> Removing existing $pkgdir/ directory...
==> Starting build()...
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
cp: cannot stat '/home/miwa/.cache/yay/chrome-remote-desktop/src/etc/*': No such file or directory
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package().
    Aborting...

Try updating the download url to https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb