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Teamviewer: Easily control other computers from across the world
Controlling other people's computers from far away sounds daunting, doesn't it? Well it's not. Teamviewer is a great--and free--application for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X that makes screensharing a snap (and two numbers). I needed to help a friend set up an application, and I just couldn't figure it out over Facebook chat. I persuaded him to download the app (always make sure you have the other person's permission before connecting to their screen), and within minutes I had it done for him!
You'll notice that in the screenshot above, I'm running Firefox... on Ubuntu.... inside Windows! It is simply a remote connection (from 3 feet away).
THE INSTALL
On Windows, Teamviewer can either be installed or used as a portable application. As I didn't want it to be too complicated I simply had him run it as a portable application.
As long as you agree to the terms and conditions, just click Next and accept said terms and conditions. Then, the app will open.
Now you can use Teamviewer, as explained below (the section on installing it on Ubuntu)!
THE INSTALL... ON UBUNTU
The Ubuntu install is not one of those "it's really hard" things. In fact, I'd say it's about as easy as it is to install any application on Windows, if not anything. You simply go to their site and click on the download button, just like you would on any Windows computer:
There are of course multiple downloads, but it's easy to spot the one we're looking for: the one for Ubuntu, 32-bit. Just download the file and open it (it'll open in GDebi Package Installer):
The package will open as soon as it's done downloading:
If you're a Terminal fan, you can see exactly what it's doing in Terminal by expanding the Terminal button.
Once it's done installing, just close the installer. Go to the Internet section of your menu--since I'm using Netbook Edition for its really cool interface, I'll just go to the tab about halfway down the screen; but it's in the Internet tab for most Ubuntu users.
If you're on Netbook Edition, you can add it to your favorites like I did.
You may be wondering why I said installing applications in Ubuntu was so easy if I had to give a hundred word explanation, but think about it-I just told you how to install most pieces of precompiled software!
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