How To Use TeamViewer and TakeControl feature of GFI Max with Linux (.tvc file)
I have been trying to cut the cord on Windows on the desktop for many years, but I always get hung up on some necessary app, and in this case it was the TeamViewer component that comes with GFI Max. It just didn’t play well with Linux, and I had to run a VM for this purpose, which is not ideal. So, I found out how to make it work. So here goes…
Step 1: Install TeamViewer.
Hopefully you know how to do this on your particular OS, if not, Google it.
Step 2: Create the file association.
You can do this with your favorite editor, here is how to do it from the terminal:
nano ~/.local/share/applications/takecontrol.desktop
Step 3: Add the following to the file to make it work:
[Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Take Control Comment=TeamViewer Remote Control Application Exec=teamviewer --control %f Icon=/opt/teamviewer8/tv_bin/desktop/teamviewer.png Type=Application Categories=Network;
Step 4: Set the default program for the .tvc file.
You can do this in Ubuntu by right-clicking on the .tvc file and then choosing Open With > Open With Other Application > and selecting the Take Control app and making sure the checkbox at the bottom is checked.
Whammy! It works in Linux. I am so happy I have one less thread holding me to a Windows VM! Good luck.
Thank you so freaking much!
Thanks for the instructions. I’m just getting back into Linux after being gone from the scene for a couple years. We use GFI at work, and it is nice to be able to run TakeControl directly from Linux. I’ve bookmarked this for future reference.
Cheers dude. I have one customer who uses GFI and it was the sole reason I needed a Win VM. Thanks for saving me 4GB of RAM.