Usage & Management

Service Commands

# Check status
systemctl --user status vdo-agent

# View live logs
journalctl --user -u vdo-agent -f

# Restart
systemctl --user restart vdo-agent

# Stop
systemctl --user stop vdo-agent

The agent starts automatically on login, restarts on failure, and persists across reboots.

Running Manually

For debugging:

systemctl --user stop vdo-agent
vdo-remote-agent --foreground

Press Ctrl+C to stop, then restart the service.

Input

Keyboard, mouse, and scroll work immediately after installation.

• Wacom tablet: Pressure and tilt supported. Works with Krita, GIMP, Blender.
• Gamepad: Xbox-compatible input forwarding from the viewer.

Audio

Streamed automatically if PipeWire or PulseAudio is running. Check with:

systemctl --user status pipewire

Clipboard

Bidirectional copy/paste. Requires xclip for X11 sessions:

# Rocky / Fedora
sudo dnf install xclip

# Ubuntu
sudo apt install xclip

Network

No port forwarding required. The agent connects outbound only.

• Direct connection (peer-to-peer) is used when possible -- lowest latency