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====== Using RDP+rdesktop to run remote windows apps on linux desktop ====== | ====== Using RDP+rdesktop to run remote windows apps on linux desktop ====== | ||
+ | Note: in the following machine-name is the network name of your windows box (either real or virtual). | ||
- | - Get rdesktop 1.5.0 or later from http:// | + | - Get rdesktop 1.5.0 or later from http:// |
- | - Prepare your windows | + | - Prepare your windows machine: |
* Enable remote desktop Start-Settings-System -> Check Remote Desktop | * Enable remote desktop Start-Settings-System -> Check Remote Desktop | ||
* :!: Enable " | * :!: Enable " | ||
- create a short shellscript containing your command line, e.g.:\\ '' | - create a short shellscript containing your command line, e.g.:\\ '' | ||
- | - Performance is very good and can be tuned further using the commandline parameters of rdesktop. | ||
- | To enable seamless RDP mode (running applications without a desktop, taskbar etc.): | + | Notes: |
+ | * Performance is very good and can be tuned further using the commandline parameters of rdesktop. | ||
+ | * I use this to run outlook 2003 which runs on a windows XP vmware virtual machine. Startup time and responsiveness is excellent, definitely production quality! | ||
+ | * Other applications, | ||
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+ | To enable seamless RDP mode (running applications without a desktop, taskbar etc.) you need a small server side component is available as open source from Cendio (http:// | ||
- Get the server side component, " | - Get the server side component, " | ||
- Unpack the files to some directory on the windows machine server, such as '' | - Unpack the files to some directory on the windows machine server, such as '' | ||
- | - Test seamless mode: '' | + | - Test seamless mode: '' |
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- | Get the server side component, "seamlessrdpshell". It is | + | |
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- | rdesktop -A -s "c: | + | |
- | {{tag>}} | + | {{tag>linux windows rdp windows-linux-migration}} |
~~LINKBACK~~ | ~~LINKBACK~~ | ||
~~DISCUSSION~~ | ~~DISCUSSION~~ | ||
blog/using_rdesktop_to_run_windows_apps_on_linux_desktop.1265428342.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010-02-06 04:52 by brb