EvertyDesk Lite: why we wrote our own RustDesk-compatible client in Rust and added AI to it

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EvertyDesk Lite is a new Rust-based remote desktop client built to stay compatible with RustDesk while improving support for Astra Linux and other Linux environments. The article explains how the team added a software rendering path with egui and minifb so the app can run without GPU dependencies, which helps in constrained desktop setups. It also highlights Cyrillic font handling, UTF-8 locale support, and systemd integration for Linux deployments. The product includes AI-assisted features and remote support workflows such as host approval, client connection handling, and shell messaging.

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