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

It is not about what I prefer. It's about what it (mis)represents. I get what you are trying to do, but this is not how it's done. You should try to work with @frealgagu and get chrome-remote-desktop updated. If he does not respond in reasonable time, and the package is not maintained, you should create orphan request and then adopt the package if accepted.

And to the PKGBUILD itself, having SKIP for the sha256sum check of the .deb file itself is WRONG and should not be done!

@jvybihal I could change it to -latest if you prefer. Or merge it like you suggested :)

How is this -git package??

changed the drain:

<--- "${pkgname}-${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/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb" --->

and

<--- "84396947d787cbe90073e944c272856871086c2671d82ac59f6ee9f460476459"

"f0471692d2f14d382259178a9d54abd53255dc528ce4ff22c50510035438cdec" --->

and commented

<--- patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/xdg-base-directory.patch"

patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}/xdg-base-directory.patch"

--->

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 ==> FEHLER: Fehler beim Download von https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-remote-desktop/deb/pool/main/c/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop_116.0.5845.10_amd64.deb Breche ab...

Hello! I get the following error in the final step:

curl: (22) The requested URL returned error: 404 ==> ERROR: Failure while downloading https://dl.google.com/linux/chrome-remote-desktop/deb/pool/main/c/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop_116.0.5845.10_amd64.deb Aborting... error: failed to download sources for 'chrome-remote-desktop-116.0.5845.10-1': error: packages failed to build: chrome-remote-desktop-116.0.5845.10-1

@ewuplse01 thanks, it works like a charm.

I created a diff for PKGBUILD that works for 116.0.5845.10

8c8
< pkgver=115.0.5790.10
---
> pkgver=116.0.5845.10
14c14
< depends=("gtk3" "libutempter" "libxss" "nss" "python-psutil" "xorg-server-xvfb" "xorg-setxkbmap" "xorg-xauth" "xorg-xdpyinfo" "xorg-xrandr")
---
> depends=("gtk3" "libutempter" "libxss" "nss" "python-psutil" "xorg-server-xvfb" "xorg-setxkbmap" "xorg-xauth" "xorg-xdpyinfo" "xorg-xrandr" "xf86-video-dummy" "python-packaging" "python-pyxdg")
23c23
<   "a49ac21281a220c17afcfdcdf4a274d1e094927aea135f53ee7eb39a2c1b07a4"
---
>   "84396947d787cbe90073e944c272856871086c2671d82ac59f6ee9f460476459"
39a40,46
>
>   # fix problem with missing import xdg.BaseDirectory
>   # point xorg_binary to the location that it is installed in Arch Linux
>
>   sed -i -r   -e 's|import xdg$|import xdg, xdg.BaseDirectory|' \
>               -e 's|xorg_binary = "/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg"|xorg_binary = "/usr/lib/Xorg"|' \
>               "${srcdir}/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop"

@truncs I was able to successfully start chrome-remote-desktop@user.service after I modified xorg_binary (line 1447). Arch installs Xorg in /usr/lib/Xorg whereas debian installs it in /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg.

$ diff chrome-remote-desktop.orig /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop
46c46
< import xdg
---
> import xdg, xdg.BaseDirectory
1447c1447
<     xorg_binary = "/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg";
---
>     xorg_binary = "/usr/lib/Xorg";

Changing from

import xdg

to

import xdg, xdg.BaseDirectory

helped me resolve the error for now.

Although it leads to a new error

Aug 11 14:47:33 earth chrome-remote-desktop[355503]:   File "/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop", line 1409, in _wait_for_x
Aug 11 14:47:33 earth chrome-remote-desktop[355503]:     raise Exception("Could not connect to X server.")
Aug 11 14:47:33 earth chrome-remote-desktop[355503]: Exception: Could not connect to X server.
Aug 11 14:47:33 earth chrome-remote-desktop[355503]: 2023-08-11 14:47:33,352:INFO:Cleanup.