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@billsecond billsecond released this 04 May 15:38
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v1.0.0
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ConsoleRDP 1.0.0

First public release. Windows-style RDP for Kubuntu 26.04 LTS amd64 with KDE Plasma 6 Wayland.

Features

  • Single-seat takeover — RDP connects share the live Plasma session (not a new one). Local login evicts the RDP user; mstsc reconnect evicts the local user. Whoever authenticates last wins, just like Windows.
  • NLA authentication — mstsc password = Linux password. No double-prompt.
  • Color-correct mstsc rendering — patched kpipewire writes BT.601 H.264 VUI metadata so mstsc decodes YUV→RGB correctly. No more washed-out blacks.
  • Auto-unlock on reconnect — the daemon calls loginctl unlock-session after NLA validates, so reconnect skips the Plasma lockscreen.
  • VT switching — physical display flips to a "this seat is in use remotely" greeter on tty8 during RDP; flips back to Plasma on disconnect.
  • Disconnect debounce — 1.5 s debounce in the watcher prevents spurious release events during mstsc's NLA TCP bounce.

Install on a fresh Kubuntu 26.04 box

curl -fsSL https://github.com/billsecond/consolerdp/releases/download/v1.0.0/install-remote.sh | sudo bash

Or manually:

git clone https://github.com/billsecond/consolerdp.git
cd consolerdp
sudo ./install.sh --user $(whoami)

See INSTALL.md for the full compatibility matrix and options.

What's in the tarball

  • 7 prebuilt .deb packages (release/*.deb)
  • Source tree (orchestrator + helper scripts in bin/, systemd units, config templates)
  • Patches against upstream krdp 6.6.4 (8 patches) and kpipewire 6.6.4 (1 patch)
  • install.sh, uninstall.sh, INSTALL.md, README.md

Compatibility

Target Supported?
Kubuntu 26.04 LTS amd64 ✅
Ubuntu 26.04 + kubuntu-desktop ⚠️ untested
Anything else ❌ rebuild required

Known issues

See docs/known-issues.md in the repo.

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