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Hello everyone,

We are excited to announce the release of a new Remote Utilities Host for Linux*, alpha version (preview)! This release is a significant milestone for us, as we have received numerous requests for a Mac/Linux version of Remote Utilities Host from our valued users.

Please keep in mind that this is only an alpha version and is very limited in functionality. We have released this preview version to demonstrate that the development of Host for Linux and Mac is ongoing and the first beta version is underway.

The Remote Utilities Host for Linux, alpha version (preview) can be downloaded from the links provided below. We recommend that you download and install this preview version on a test machine and not on your production systems.

Features:

- Only Full Control is available
- Only direct connection is available

Other features including the Internet-ID, File transfer connection mode, deb/rpm packages etc. will be added later in the beta and in the final release.  

Download:
https://www.remoteutilities.com/test/host1.0.12.b12.tar.xz

Installation instructions (important!):

1. Run the following command to install the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install -y libx11-xcb1 libxfixes3 libxtst6 libxcb-shm0 libxdamage1 libgtkglext1 libx11-6 libxcb-xinerama0  libxcb1 xdg-utils

2. Switch to Xorg windowing system as only Xorg (X11) is currently supported.

3. Unpack the downloaded package and run.

4. Access the Agent/Host settings by right-clicking on the program icon in the system tray and selecting "Settings". Set access password and use the computer's IP address to connect from Viewer.

We look forward to receiving your feedback and suggestions, as we continue to improve and develop the Remote Utilities Host for Linux.

Thank you for your continued support.

* Host version for Mac will be available at a later date, and it will be released in a beta version, not in an alpha preview

Hello Jim,

Thank you for your feedback!

Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions regarding Host for Linux or if you need our assistance.

Hello Oldřich,

Thank you for your message.

Yes, the Internet-ID connection feature as well as Host for Mac will definitely be available at a later time. We appreciate your feedback.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Hello Oldřich,

Thank you for your message.

Please note that since this is an Alpha-version release for preview purposes, some of the default features supported by Host for Windows might not be available yet. The advanced mouse scroll feature will definitely be available in the subsequent releases of Host/Agent for Linux.

Let us know if you have more questions.

Hello Oldřich and Jim,

Thank you both for the provided feedback.

Of course, we will definitely aim for the final stable release to have the standard features that are currently available in Host for Windows. I will forward the notes about the touchpad scrolling and will check with them on the manual restart of Host after the system reboot as well. We appreciate your input.

Let us know if you have any questions.