# Setting Chrome-remote-desktop for Ubuntu 18.04

> https://medium.com/@vsimon/how-to-install-chrome-remote-desktop-on-ubuntu-18-04-52d99980d83e

1. Install google-chrome-stable
```Shell
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
```

2. Install chrom-remote-desktop
```Shell
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/chrome-remote-desktop_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f
```

3. Add remote group
``` Shell
sudo usermod -a -G chrome-remote-desktop $USER
sudo reboot
```

4. Monkey Patching for chrome remote desktop
```Shell
/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop --stop
sudo cp /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop.orig
sudo gedit /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop
```
- in file "/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop"
```
DEFAULT_SIZES = "1920x1080,3840x2400"
FIRST_X_DISPLAY_NUMBER = 1
#while os.path.exists(X_LOCK_FILE_TEMPLATE % display):
#display += 1

def launch_session(self, x_args):
  self._init_child_env()
  self._setup_pulseaudio()
  self._setup_gnubby()
  #self._launch_x_server(x_args)
  #self._launch_x_session()
  display = self.get_unused_display_number()
  self.child_env["DISPLAY"] = ":%d" % display
```
 
`/opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/chrome-remote-desktop --start`

5. Relaunch chrome remote desktop app and setting “Enable remote connections”