Mouse and keyboard remote control for X11 systems implemented as a HTML5 web app for touchscreen devices.
What you get: A touchpad-style mouse with three buttons and a keyboard with the most frequently used keys (a full 105-key keyboard would be not practical on a small display).
Because every single remote control app I found was buggy or unusable.
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x11remote is simple - you just start the server and open the correct page on your smartphone or tablet. No app installation required - plain HTML5 which should work in every modern browser.
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x11remote works on every X11 system - all you need is to have xdotool (to execute the actions) and xmodmap (to get the current keyboard layout) installed.
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x11remote features a real keyboard - you can use modifier keys and key combinations exactly as you would on a real keyboard. In fact, the keyboard layout which you get is based on your actual keyboard layout on the controlled computer! For example -- you use Dvorak? Great, you get Dvorak on the virtual keyboard, too!
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x11remote is not and will never be cross-platform. For other platforms there already exists a multitude of alternatives.
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you can not use your regular touch-keyboard. If you really want this, x11remote is not the right fit for you. But in fact the virtual keyboard provided here is much more usable for input and control of a regular linux system.
The server is written in Haskell, so to build an compile just clone this repository and issue cabal install. Run x11remote -p PORT to run x11remote on a custom port. On your touch device just open
the website at http://<IP-Address of host>:<selected port>.
Arch Linux users: You can install x11remote from AUR!