Remote Desktop (rdp)

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Where is the terminal server client (tsclient?)

I accidentally done partial upgrade and there was Gnome3 ppa and broke my unity. After failed attempt to rescue (ppa-purge et al) I decided the only solution was to upgrade to Oneiric beta2 (fresh ...
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Cannot RDP to Windows 7 with Remmina on 12.04

Since I upgraded to 12.04, I am unable to RDP to a Windows 7 server. All I can see is a pop-up that says "Uable to connect to RDP server ". I am able to RDP using Vinagre, so that rules out any issues ...
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How do I configure my AWS instance to serve a remote desktop so I can use Windows terminal services to access it?

My evil plan is to serve rdp from an AWS ubuntu instance so I can have a permanent xubuntu desktop as I roam from windows computer to windows computer (or any computer really). It is as easy as ...
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I get “Failed to load session ”ubuntu-2d" when using XRDP

Initially, when I try to log in to my ubuntu machine (version 12.10) using RDP, I would get an ubuntu desktop background, with no text, menu bars, or anything to indicate it loaded the desktop. I ...
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How do I set up xrdp session that reuses an existing session?

I have been trying to set up a RDP terminal server on precise using xrdp and have been having significant trouble getting a working configuration. When a user logs on, I need it to connect to that ...
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Using gnome-boxes with Remote Desktop Connection

In the past I used to connect to my Windows server from Ubuntu with remmina (through rdp protocol). I've recently installed Ubuntu gnome remix (12.10.1) and gnome-boxes and I'm wondering if I can do ...
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Why won't Remmina connect to Windows 7 Remote Desktop?

I'm using Ubuntu and I'm trying to connect to another machine in a different network using remote desktop. In Windows7 I have made the following in order to activate remote desktop: I've gone to ...
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How do I stop Remmina nagging about rdp certficate validation?

I'm RDP-ing to a WIN2K8 machine from Ubuntu 12.04+Remmina but EVERY TIME I'm prompted with a Certificate Validation. Does anybody knows how to avoid these messages or validate them for good? .
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How to use RDP protocol in Remote Desktop Viewer?

I am using a Natty Live-USB, and the Remote Desktop Viewer application (Applications -> Internet -> Remote Desktop Viewer) only shows SSH & VNC protocols. How can I include RDP in the list, in ...
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How do I get tsclient back in 12.04?

I "upgraded" to Ubuntu 12.04 over the weekend and am not at all happy. tsclient which I used to use all the time here at work is gone. Remmina is terribly unstable and buggy. tsclient was so stable ...
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Remmina remoteapp over RDP

I was wondering how to use remmina to open applications on a Windows machine over rdp using remoteapp (or seamless or whatever it's actually called). I've already used Kim Knight's RemoteApp Tool to ...
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How can I copy/paste files via RDP in Kubuntu?

I recently installed the latest Kubuntu (x64) on my work machine as I am trying to migrate away from Windows. Unfortunately I use RDP very frequently to connect to customer's servers and need to be ...
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How to configure XRDP to start cinnamon as default desktop session

I was wondering if there is a way to make Cinnamon 1.4 the default environment upon logging in to Ubuntu 12.04. I can install Cinnamon 1.4 without any problems, but I am trying to run XRDP to log in ...
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How do optimise the performance of Remmina?

I have installed Remmina on my Oneiric Ubuntu laptop for home RDP access to my work Windows 7 PC. This works, I can access my work PC etc...however the performance is not what I had hoped. I am using ...
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Will Windows 7 Remote Desktop client connect to 12.04 server?

What, if any, versions of Windows RDP will connect to Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS 64bit ?
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Remote desktop from ubuntu to windows? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Remote Desktop similar to Teamviewer? I want alternate to Dameware which will be free. As i want to give remote support from Linux desktop to windows desktop. Avoiding ...
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Installing VNC with resumable sessions

I'm coming from Fedora, where there's a useful package called "vnc-ltsp-config", which installs VNC so that it functions just like a normal Gnome desktop (i.e. it provides a login prompt, and then ...
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Which RDP client have possibility to mount disks from client PC?

Until Ubuntu 11.10 came out Terminal Server Client in Ubuntu 11.04 offered the possibility of mounting hard drives from client side. I just wonder if there is such client that offer such possibility. ...
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GUI logon into remote system

I'm looking for something similar to RDP for linux. I know VNC, but it doesnot work like RDP - it just sends images of screen, mouse position, keystrokes, etc. RDP just sends info that I've just ...
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VNC Alternative

Is there an alternative to VNC available which is on par with the features in Windows Remote Desktop? No configuration except possible switching it on. Authentication should be done just like a ...
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How to associate RDP extension to open remote desktop client on 12.04?

The tsclient application used to work for opening .rdp files, but Remmina does not seem to work the same way. Does KRDC, Remote Desktop Viewer or some other application work? I'm using Precise ...
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remote connection using rdp protocol failure connecting to 12.04

new install of 12.04 64 bit installed vnc4server and xrdp trying to connect remotely to it using rdp protocol just getting blank screen with my desktop background then dialog box saying ...
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How to enable RDP on KVM

I installed KVM on a ubuntu natty server. I created a Windows XP Pro virtual machine that works perfectly and catch up with VNC, follow the setup string: <graphics type='vnc' port='5900' ...
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Seamless Citrix - full screen [closed]

When I log into Citrix from my laptop with 10.04, and click on the windows RDP app to launch, and select full screen, it only fills in between the gnome panels, and adds scroll bars. This does not ...
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Ubuntu to XP remote desktop connection

I'm trying to remote desktop connect to my windows XP laptop from my Ubuntu machine. I am using Remmina Desktop Client. Both the computers in question are at home and both are on the same wireless ...
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route terminal server client over ssh

I want to access a virtualbox guest from Lubuntu thrue "terminal server client" (rdp on 3389) How can I route (from Lubuntu) my "terminal server client" over a ssh connection I establish before to a ...
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Managing Virtualbox on Ubuntu Server

We have some Windows product testers that need versions of Windows to test on. I was wondering if there's a way to install Ubuntu Server, and then virtualbox, and then host these sessions over the RDP ...
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How to connect to Windows using Citrix client

my company allows me to connect from home using a Citrix authentication. I have installed the client on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I am able to connect to Windows shares trough the browser but I want to ...
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Desktop sharing options for Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity

I would like to be able to access my office Ubuntu 12.04 machine from home, from a Mac Mini with Mac OSX. I have a VPN and I am able to access my office machine over SSH, so connectivity is not a ...
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Printing document on windows7 from printer which is connected to Ubuntu (via RDP on Ubuntu)

I have a printer on Ubuntu. I want to print a document on Windows7 via RDP on Ubuntu. ı want to connect Windows7 via RDP on Ubuntu. ı will choose a document there. The document will be printed from my ...
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Why can't I transfer large files from client to server by using Remmina Remote Desktop Client? [closed]

I am trying to transfer some files that are over 2GB in size, but it won't let me, and shows that size is in some kind of.. well, just look: What is the reason for this? And how to remove the ...
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Ad hoc 'Logmein Rescue' style remote desktopping?

I want to support Windows users by viewing and controlling their desktops remotely in a simple, hassle-free way a la Logmein Rescue. Is this possible? Scenario: Hapless Windows user: "Geoff 9100, ...
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Remmina remote desktop RDP randomly logs off

I am using the Remmina remote desktop connection on Ubuntu 12.04 to create RDP connection. The system on the remote desktop is Windows Server 2003 RC Standard 64 edition which logs off by itself ...
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Using Alt+Tab in Remmina RDP connection

In Ubuntu 12.04, I want to use Alt+Tab in remote PC connected using Remmina by RDP connection. At this time, I go full scree, but this shortcut is always handled by "host", not by remote machine, so ...
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Unable to save connection remmina RDP

I have been using windows remote desktop from remmina, what i feel so awkward is I don't see the save password button enabled, I need to frequently use my remote connection, and don't like entering ...
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why would Remmina stop working?

Until sometime last night, I had remmina working fine. I could run RDP through an SSH tunnel and all was well. Then it stopped working. I can get as far as the password dialog for my work machine, ...
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How do I stop the D key from showing desktop

I have setup my ubuntu box so I can use Windows remote desktop to log into it. I was trying to use the terminal and when I tried to type the cd command, it typed the c but the d key minimized the ...
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XRDP with Finnish keyboard?

How I can get Finnish keyboard layout to work with XRDP?
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Alternative to Remmina

I often have to do some work from home, so I connect via VPN and RPD to my Workplace! Unfortunately with Remmina I can´t get AltGr-Shortcuts working, it doesn´t show TextCursor in Editors and the ...
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Remote desktop solution working with Ubuntu 12.04 + Unity (3D)?

I'm trying to install a remote desktop solution on some clients using Ubuntu with Unity (3D). I've uninstalled Unity2d because it behaves not very well. Xrdp won't work, only the wallpaper is shown. ...
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Xrdp: notify local user when a remote client is connected

I'm using xrdp on a xubuntu 11.10 machine, and successfully using Remmina to connect to it through the internet, from another xubuntu machine. I would like to know, on the "server" machine, when a ...
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Can't run xRDP, terminates unexpectedly

I can't run xRDP out of the box in ubuntu 10.04. I run xrdp on a laptop and try to connect to it using Window RDP client. It connect to RDP which prompt for a type of connection I tried any of them ...
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rdesktop and init.d

Good day, I'm attempting to boot to an rdp session using init.d. So far, my script looks like this: #!/bin/sh /usr/bin/rdesktop -f xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx start I've used sysv-rc-conf to set the ...
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Can I transfer files alo copy paste in Remmina (or another RDP client) on 13.04 while connected to a Windows 7?

When I connect to a remote Windows 7 using as FROM a Windows 7 machine, I can copy paste files between machines. How can I enable that feature while using as FROM Ubuntu?
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Computer readines to log in via remote desktop?

I want to connect to a windows 7 computer using RDP with remmina from a 13.04 computer. I would like to be able to run a command that indicates if the computer is ready to log in. How can I do that ...
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Passing USB smart card works with rdesktop but not freerdp

rdesktop works great to login to my Windows 7 Enterprise system and passes the ActivKey USB Smart card with no problems. Once the session is started, I can login to VPN and authenticate to websites on ...
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Leave server's monitor off while using RDP

I'm connecting my work desktop from my home laptop using Windows RDP. My work desktop ("server") is running xrdp, and vino as a VNC server. It is important to say that I'm using the same session when ...
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How to use multiple monitors on a Windows host using remmina?

I need desperate help on getting remmina to connect to my Windows 2008 server and use my dual screens on my local Ubuntu desktop. The connection is flawless, I just need to get the dual monitors to ...
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Trying to setup & access Ubuntu 12.10 RDP via SSH

So I have a Ubuntu 12.10 sitting at home. I SSH to my DD-WRT router. I use the Bit Vise SSH client to SSH from my Windows 7 laptop at work to my router. I have terminal access to the Ubuntu PC thru ...
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rdp windows 8: can the resolution on the remote machine be higher than the native windows 8 resolution?

I am running ubuntu 13.04 and installed windows 8 via KVM (libvirt). Unfortunately, the resolution in windows 8 is very low, it's 1024x768. As far as I can tell windows 8 and higher resolutions are ...

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