Teamviewer Alternative with Android Support

[Xplorer4x4]

I am curious if any one with an android can recommend something similar to teamviewer? Teamviewer works great, but it needs an insanely ridiculous amount of dependencies and I was hopping to find something with a few less dependencies if possible. Also something free that doesnt give annoying pop ups when closing sessions would be nice but I can live with it at the same time. Here is a list of dependencies for teamviewer:

bluez-alsa:i386 esound-common gcc-4.6-base:i386 glib-networking:i386 gstreamer0.10-plugins-base:i386 gstreamer0.10-plugins-good:i386 gstreamer0.10-x:i386 gtk2-engines:i386 gtk2-engines-murrine:i386 gtk2-engines-oxygen:i386
gtk2-engines-pixbuf:i386 gvfs:i386 gvfs-libs:i386 ia32-libs ia32-libs-multiarch:i386 ibus-gtk:i386 lib32asound2 lib32z1 libaa1:i386 libacl1:i386 libaio1:i386 libao-common libao4:i386 libasn1-8-heimdal:i386 libasound2:i386
libasound2-plugins:i386 libasyncns0:i386 libatk1.0-0:i386 libattr1:i386 libaudio2:i386 libaudiofile1:i386 libavahi-client3:i386 libavahi-common-data:i386 libavahi-common3:i386 libavc1394-0:i386 libbz2-1.0:i386 libc6:i386 libc6-i386
libcaca0:i386 libcairo-gobject2:i386 libcairo2:i386 libcanberra-gtk-module:i386 libcanberra-gtk0:i386 libcanberra0:i386 libcap2:i386 libcapi20-3:i386 libcdparanoia0:i386 libcomerr2:i386 libcroco3:i386 libcups2:i386
libcupsimage2:i386 libcurl3:i386 libdatrie1:i386 libdb5.1:i386 libdbus-1-3:i386 libdbus-glib-1-2:i386 libdrm-intel1:i386 libdrm-nouveau1a:i386 libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdrm2:i386 libdv4:i386 libesd0:i386 libexif12:i386 libexpat1:i386
libffi6:i386 libflac8:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 libfreetype6:i386 libgail-common:i386 libgail18:i386 libgcc1:i386 libgconf-2-4:i386 libgcrypt11:i386 libgd2-xpm:i386 libgdbm3:i386 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0:i386 libgettextpo0:i386
libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libglib2.0-data libglu1-mesa:i386 libgnome-keyring0:i386 libgnutls26:i386 libgomp1:i386 libgpg-error0:i386 libgphoto2-2:i386 libgphoto2-port0:i386
libgpm2:i386 libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 libgssapi3-heimdal:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libgudev-1.0-0:i386 libhcrypto4-heimdal:i386 libheimbase1-heimdal:i386
libheimntlm0-heimdal:i386 libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 libibus-1.0-0:i386 libice6:i386 libidn11:i386 libiec61883-0:i386 libieee1284-3:i386 libjack-jackd2-0:i386 libjasper1:i386 libjpeg-turbo8:i386 libjpeg8:i386 libjson0:i386
libk5crypto3:i386 libkeyutils1:i386 libkrb5-26-heimdal:i386 libkrb5-3:i386 libkrb5support0:i386 liblcms1:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libllvm3.0:i386 libltdl7:i386 libmad0:i386 libmikmod2:i386 libmng1:i386 libmpg123-0:i386
libmysqlclient18:i386 libncurses5:i386 libncursesw5:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libodbc1:i386 libogg0:i386 libopenal1:i386 liborc-0.4-0:i386 libp11-kit0:i386 libpango1.0-0:i386 libpciaccess0:i386 libpcre3:i386 libpixman-1-0:i386
libpng12-0:i386 libproxy1:i386 libpulse-mainloop-glib0:i386 libpulse0:i386 libpulsedsp:i386 libqt4-dbus:i386 libqt4-declarative:i386 libqt4-designer:i386 libqt4-network:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 libqt4-qt3support:i386
libqt4-script:i386 libqt4-scripttools:i386 libqt4-sql:i386 libqt4-sql-mysql:i386 libqt4-svg:i386 libqt4-test:i386 libqt4-xml:i386 libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386 libqtcore4:i386 libqtgui4:i386 libqtwebkit4:i386 libraw1394-11:i386
libroken18-heimdal:i386 librsvg2-2:i386 librsvg2-common:i386 librtmp0:i386 libsamplerate0:i386 libsane:i386 libsasl2-2:i386 libsasl2-modules:i386 libsdl-image1.2:i386 libsdl-mixer1.2:i386 libsdl-net1.2:i386 libsdl-ttf2.0-0:i386
libsdl1.2debian:i386 libselinux1:i386 libshout3:i386 libslang2:i386 libsm6:i386 libsndfile1:i386 libsoup-gnome2.4-1:i386 libsoup2.4-1:i386 libspeex1:i386 libspeexdsp1:i386 libsqlite3-0:i386 libssl0.9.8:i386 libssl1.0.0:i386
libstdc++5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libtag1-vanilla:i386 libtag1c2a:i386 libtasn1-3:i386 libtdb1:i386 libthai0:i386 libtheora0:i386 libtiff4:i386 libtinfo5:i386 libudev0:i386 libunistring0:i386 libusb-0.1-4:i386 libuuid1:i386
libv4l-0:i386 libv4lconvert0:i386 libvisual-0.4-0:i386 libvisual-0.4-plugins:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libvorbisfile3:i386 libwavpack1:i386 libwind0-heimdal:i386 libwrap0:i386 libx11-6:i386 libx11-xcb1:i386
libxau6:i386 libxaw7:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-render0:i386 libxcb-shm0:i386 libxcb1:i386 libxcomposite1:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxdamage1:i386 libxdmcp6:i386 libxext6:i386 libxfixes3:i386 libxft2:i386 libxi6:i386
libxinerama1:i386 libxml2:i386 libxmu6:i386 libxp6:i386 libxpm4:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libxrender1:i386 libxslt1.1:i386 libxss1:i386 libxt6:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxv1:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 odbcinst1debian2:i386 oss-compat xaw3dg:i386

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[claydoh]

I am not aware of one, other than trying to set up vnc, which is nowhere as easy or straightforward as teamviewer.

The reason for those deps is because it is 32bit, and needs those compatibility libraries, plus is using a built-in standalone version of Wine, which also pulls them in. I am sure it doesn't use all of them, but like Skype often does, they packaged it to pull them all in, probably to ensure it works across as many systems as possible.

[SecretCode]

Are you looking for desktop sharing with someone else? Log in to your own desktop from your phone/tablet? Voice chat and/or IM/text chat?

Skype does some of these, though I'm not crazy about it as an app. (Not that keen on TeamViewer either!)

I've tried some other remote desktop apps ... but unfortunately I can't recall which, and can't find any notes which is odd for me.

TeamViewer Alternatives for Android - AlternativeTo.net suggests a few.

[Xplorer4x4]

I am not aware of one, other than trying to set up vnc, which is nowhere as easy or straightforward as teamviewer.

The reason for those deps is because it is 32bit, and needs those compatibility libraries, plus is using a built-in standalone version of Wine, which also pulls them in. I am sure it doesn't use all of them, but like Skype often does, they packaged it to pull them all in, probably to ensure it works across as many systems as possible.

Yes, I forgot about the 32bit and wine packaging for teamviewer as I always find the end result a bit disappointing then a native client. Although it did function better then simply installing under wine in my experience.

Are you looking for desktop sharing with someone else? Log in to your own desktop from your phone/tablet? Voice chat and/or IM/text chat?

Skype does some of these, though I'm not crazy about it as an app. (Not that keen on TeamViewer either!)

I've tried some other remote desktop apps ... but unfortunately I can't recall which, and can't find any notes which is odd for me.

TeamViewer Alternatives for Android - AlternativeTo.net suggests a few.

I was simply looking for remote desktop control. Nothing overly fancy, just enough to control the desktop from my phone.


I ended up taking claydog's advice and installing x11vnc. It was super simple to configure and get up and running in no time with out a ton of dependencies. As a matter of fact it seems to be much more reactive then teamviewer in every way.

[SecretCode]

What app are you using on the Android side?

[Xplorer4x4]

AndroidVNC, any particular reason you ask?

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[SecretCode]

Just for interest!

[Xplorer4x4]

Just for interest!

Just figured I would check and see if it was something that you were pursuing as well. I just went with androidvnc as it was the first hit on the android market,err play store(rollseyes). One of these days I will probably check out other droid vnc apps, but for now it gets the job done so it is a bit low on my priorities. However it is just my nature that I like to try multiple apps of the same type to see what feature set and gui I am most keen to.

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