This was an old thread that came to life again, so in case anyone else find this topic I'm happy to inform that not long after this question was asked, Awesome Miner Remote Agent got support for Linux as well.
However, I'm using Awesome Miner which is freaking great and I love that it makes switching coins or adding new coins is so easy.
Thanks for the nice feedback!
Unfortunately, Awesome Miner doesn't exist for Linux so I need an alternative. I don't want a dist like Simplemining or the likes, I would prefer a seperate program that can run on Ubuntu.
This is exactly how the Awesome Miner Remote Agent works on Linux. You don't need to use a specific mining distribution. Instead you can install and run the software with a few simple commands on any Ubuntu distribution (or on top of any of the existing mining distributions). For more details, please see:
https://support.awesomeminer.com/support/solutions/articles/35000086210-remote-agent-for-linuxThanks!