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Best remote control option to support non-techies (sopuli.xyz)
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Hello all,

I'm planning to install Linux Mint on the notebooks of some relatives as it's not compatible with Windows 11 and thus not getting security updates anymore. They are absolutely not tech savvy and only using very basic stuff (web browser, print documents, maybe low level office stuff). Still I'm looking for a way to support them with some kind of remote control software if they have an issue. On Windows I liked Teamviewer for it's simplicity, they can double click the icon and tell me the code that is displayed and that's it. Is there something similar for Linux which doesn't require complex setup on their end? FOSS is a plus, but not a must have.

Regards, rbn

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[-] Landslide7648@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 19 hours ago

My non techsavy mother has been using Linux mint for about 4 months now without problems after decades of windows. She’s been retired for years.

Just saying, it’s possible. It’s even quite painless.

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