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Description
For some reasons, I wanted to share my computer screen to other computers in the same local network (LAN or WLAN). I could not find an easy way to do it. So, I created this small screen sharing tool in Python.
In short, the computer to share screen runs this Python script that captures screenshots periodically and hosts screenshots as a web service. Other computers then browse the screenshots with any web browser.
Requirements (what I have in my own computer)
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Fedora 26 + Gnome3 running on Xorg
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Python 2.7
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Know issue: This tool does not work with Wayland because of a security reason. You must use Xorg (by selecting Xorg on login).
Installation and Run
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pip install Flask-Bootstrap pyscreenshot
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In a directory, run "git clone https://gitlab.com/qijungu/screenshare.git". You will have a new directory "screenshare" with code inside.
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The command to run is "python screenshare.py [port]". Default port is 18331. Example commands are below.
# host screenshots on port 18331
python screenshare.py# host screenshots on port 80
python screenshare.py 80 -
On other computers, open a web browser and browse "http://serverip:port".
For example, if the serverip is 192.168.0.101 and the service port is 18331, then the URL to browse is "http://192.168.0.101:18331".