You can control your Linux PC from your Android phone - here's how

"Smartphones and desktop/laptop connections have been helping people for years. A lot of times, it's nothing more than keeping things in sync. You might want to keep your contacts manageable in both places. You might want/need to transfer files from on to the other (and/or vice versa). Smartphone-to-PC connections have been helping people for years. Many times, the benefit is nothing more than keeping things in sync. Perhaps you want to keep your contacts manageable in both places. Or you might need to transfer files from one device to the other."

"KDE Connect can come in very handy. Let me show you how to create your first commands to control your Linux PC from Android. Using the KDE Connect app on your Android device and the KDE Connect app on your desktop, you can send commands from your phone to do certain things. Also: I replaced Windows with Linux, and there's only one feature I miss For example, you may have stepped away from your computer and realized you forgot to lock it. Or maybe you need to shut down the computer, open an app, print something, or play a media file. In fact, what you can do is limited only by your imagination."

"Creating your first command Also: My 5 favorite Linux distros that are ready to use out of the box (no setup required) What you'll need: The only things you'll need for this are KDE Connect installed on both your Android phone and your desktop. Do be aware that, if you don't use the KDE Plasma desktop, installing KDE Connect will also install a ton of dependencies."

KDE Connect enables an Android phone to send commands and control a Linux desktop, covering actions such as locking, shutting down, launching applications, printing, and playing media. The feature requires KDE Connect installed on both the Android device and the desktop, and installing it on non-Plasma desktops may pull in many dependencies. Users can create custom remote commands to perform specific tasks from afar. Common uses include file transfer, contact synchronization, and remote administration. The set of possible commands is flexible and limited primarily by user imagination and system capabilities.

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