Rustdesk headless-installation Linux

Currently outdated, will be updated soon.

First install Rustdesk from repo.zyzonix.net. Then configure Rustdesk (if using different relay server than the default) via the default GPU.

Install xorg-xserver-video-dummy:

sudo apt install xserver-xorg-video-dummy

Apply the following configuration for full-HD: Therefore edit:

sudo nano /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/xorg.conf

And paste this content:

Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync 28.0-80.0 VertRefresh 48.0-75.0 # https://arachnoid.com/modelines/ # 1920x1080 @ 60.00 Hz (GTF) hsync: 67.08 kHz; pclk: 172.80 MHz Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 172.80 1920 2040 2248 2576 1080 1081 1084 1118 -HSync +Vsync EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Card0" Driver "dummy" VideoRam 256000 EndSection Section "Screen" DefaultDepth 24 Identifier "Screen0" Device "Card0" Monitor "Monitor0" SubSection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1920x1080_60.00" EndSubSection EndSection

Finally restart the VM.

Tested on Proxmox VM Partially sourced from: techoverflow.net - xserver-xorg-video-dummy-driver