AnyDesk

AnyDesk is a proprietary (closed source), software for remote access and support over the Internet similar to TeamViewer.

Installation

USE flags

Emerge

Accept AnyDesk TOS license.

net-misc/anydesk AnyDesk-TOS

Service

AnyDesk service can be run manually with

AnyDesk service can also be turned on so that it runs every time the system boots.

OpenRC

Start AnyDesk during system start:

Start the AnyDesk daemon now:

systemd

Start AnyDesk during system start:

Start the AnyDesk daemon now:

Troubleshooting

If PulseAudio is not used, AnyDesk may not be able to receive connection. In case it is undesirable to install PulseAudio, AnyDesk can be run with PULSE_SERVER=0 environment variable:

systemd users can add this into the AnyDesk service

### Editing /etc/systemd/system/anydesk.service.d/override.conf
### Anything between here and the comment below will become the contents of the drop-in file

[Service]
Type=simple
Environment=PULSE_SERVER=0

### Edits below this comment will be discarded


### /usr/lib/systemd/system/anydesk.service
# [Unit]
# Description=AnyDesk
# Requires=network.target
# After=systemd-user-sessions.service
# 
# [Service]
# Type=simple
# ExecStart=/opt/bin/anydesk --service
# PIDFile=/run/anydesk.pid
# KillMode=mixed
# TimeoutStopSec=30
# User=root
# LimitNOFILE=100000
# 
# [Install]
# WantedBy=multi-user.target

openrc users can export this from the conf.d/anydesk file:

export PULSE_SERVER=0

See also

• TigerVNC — a client/server software package allowing remote network access to graphical desktops.
• TeamViewer — a proprietary (closed source), all-in-one solution for remote access and support over the Internet.