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[Stephen Young <2126849@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To be clear, there is no ‘remote-desktop’ option under Settings ->
System ->. See screenshot.

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Title:
  Remote Desktop (RDP) settings panel missing in Ubuntu 25.04 GNOME 48
  despite gnome-remote-desktop being installed

Status in gnome-remote-desktop package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:

  Install or boot Ubuntu 25.04 (GNOME edition) with default German
  language.

  Confirm package installation:

  apt list gnome-remote-desktop
  # → gnome-remote-desktop 48.0-1 installed automatically

  
  Open Settings (gnome-control-center) → scroll through the left pane.
  → Only Medienfreigabe appears; Remote-Desktop / Fernzugriff is missing.

  Try to launch manually:

  gnome-control-center remote-desktop

  
  → Warning: “Could not find settings panel ‘remote-desktop’”

  Attempt manual configuration:

  gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.remote-desktop.rdp password 'test'

  
  → Error: “Kein derartiger Schlüssel »password«”

  Expected result:
  The Remote Desktop page should appear under Settings → Sharing (Teilen), allowing the user to enable and password-protect RDP access.

  Actual result:
  No GUI panel is available; CLI configuration keys are removed; RDP cannot be enabled or configured at all.

  System information:

  Ubuntu 25.04 (Lunar/Loch?) – 64-bit
  GNOME 48.0
  gnome-control-center 48.0
  gnome-remote-desktop 48.0-1
  Wayland session
  Locale: de_DE.UTF-8

  
  Impact:
  Users cannot enable Remote Desktop access on a default installation, even though the gnome-remote-desktop service is present. This effectively disables RDP functionality on Ubuntu 25.04 without work-arounds such as x11vnc.

  Additional information:
  Running gnome-control-center sharing shows only Medienfreigabe.
  No org.gnome.desktop.remote-desktop.rdp.password or auth-method keys exist in gsettings.
  Issue reproducible on multiple machines (tested on clean install and upgraded system).

  Work-around:
  Use x11vnc or vino for graphical remote access, or SFTP for file transfer.

  Suggested fix:
  Ensure the Remote Desktop panel is registered and visible in gnome-control-center when gnome-remote-desktop is installed, regardless of locale or session type.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.04
  Package: gnome-remote-desktop 48.0-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-33.33-generic 6.14.11
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-33-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Oct  4 20:16:00 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-03-14 (2396 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  SourcePackage: gnome-remote-desktop
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to plucky on 2025-05-20 (137 days ago)

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