Mine updated automatically (podman with autoupdate enabled)

I wish they would of pursued a business plan. I feel like we need some software for small business that isn’t run by a huge company ready to screw you over.

Maybe they could of sold support and training.

Avoid Rustdesk like the plague for security reasons.

I recommend RDP as a protocol for remote access. It takes a little setup but it can be used. It isn’t fit for all use cases of course so don’t take it to literally.

There has been a few controversies so here is the TLDR:

• Rustdesk public relays have been caught using Chinese servers

• The Rustdesk app is highly privileged for little reason. They abused this privilege to switch Wayland users to X silently

• very little is known about the Rustdesk “team” if there even is one. There is a single github user called “rustdesk” and the personalities on the Rustdesk website appear to be fake.

• Rustdesk says they are from Singapore but there are multiple leads that point to them being Chinese

• They straight up delete any issue or discussion that questions the supposed Rustdesk “team”

That’s just the summary that I know. You can find more information by looking up Rustdesk controversy or is Rustdesk a scam.

You should not use Rustdesk as I wouldn’t trust it with a 10 foot pole.

You can share your screen with most video conferencing software. For remote access I would go with RDP or moonlight.

We could really use an alternative but that takes time and knowledge to create.