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Remote Desktop to Linux(Guest) from Mac(Host) on vbox [duplicate]
Remote Desktop to Linux(Guest) from Mac(Host) on vbox
Can someone please tell me how to remote desktop into a linux guest from a mac host
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Remote desktop server as daemon
I'm using KRFB as remote desktop server in my Linux Mint KDE. It works fine as usual remote desktop server but I've to log-in then run it manually (or at start up)
How can I run KRFB of any remoter ...
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RDP into linux machine creates new session every time
I'm trying to use RDP to remote into a linux machine (ubuntu) from a Windows host.
While it does work, it spawns a new desktop session (X session) every time and does not attach to the already ...
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Remote Desktop visual GUI between to remote Linux computers?
All the answers I've read seem to relate to connecting Linux to Windows or Windows to Linux or Linux to Linux just using a terminal.
I want to remotely connect to my Dads Linux Mint machine who ...
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Desktop sharing in Linux, with NAT-piercing support [closed]
I need to do a videoconference where I share my desktop with the remote party. Server (me) is Linux, client is Windows.
We already have a company-proprietary conferencing equipment that allows us to ...
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1answer
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VNC server with good picture downscale option [closed]
Please, advise a VNC server software for Linux which can downscale picture for clients in no-nonsense way, where picture is still usable, and dont have artifacts, blur, types are still readable etc.
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Wrong keyboard when remote desktopping from windows to linux
I installed xrdp on my Linux FC 17 KDE server, so that I can use mstsc from Windows to connect to it.
All works really well, except that I have a Swiss keyboard, and when I type say a Z, I get a Y on ...
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1answer
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sharing executable software with multiple users in local network [closed]
In somewhat near future I'll be preparing an infrastructure for a small shop hiring around 10 people. All of them use a couple times a day some computer applications (windows based). Using computers ...
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Can't connect to Virtual box remote screen on linux Fedora 17 host
I get trouble to use virtualbox remote screen on a linux host. I activated server in settings->display->remotedisplay and the port is 33333.
Then on linux I do : $ rdesktop 127.0.0.1:33333
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Can't connect to Virtual box remote screen on linux Fedora 17 host
I get trouble to use virtualbox remote screen on a linux host. I activated server in settings->display->remotedisplay and the port is 33333.
Then on linux I do :
$ rdesktop 127.0.0.1:33333
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Arch Linux: How to handle patches which only you will use?
I'm using freerdp together with xmonad and it has been giving me a lot of trouble.
The super key (or "windows key") is my mod key in xmonad and it has been interfering with my freerdp usage rather ...
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Single fullscreen application via remote desktop in headless vm
I want to set up a virtual machine (kvm/qemu) that runs on a headless host. The guest should run a Linux system (preferebly Ubuntu Server) that runs a single non-headless application. This should be ...
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Tricky Matlab remote installation on Linux server from Windows
I need to install Matlab on Linux server.
Here are the constrains:
I have only remote access to that server via SSH from machine running Windows (using putty).
There is no X server installed on ...
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1answer
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How to make VirtualBox headless answer on rdp port?
I'd like to run windows xp on RDP:
$ VBoxManage modifyvm winxp32 --vrdeport 3389
$ VBoxHeadless -s winxp32 -v on
Oracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface 4.1.18_Debian
(C) 2008-2012 Oracle Corporation
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Using a Ubuntu AWS instance as tunnel for RDP to simulate bandwidth
I have a bunch of windows instances on EC2 which I can connect to using RDP.
I want to test the performance of RDP under various bandwidth and latency conditions.
I know about thetc qdisc tool which ...
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2answers
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Remote desktop access for windows from Linux
I would like to connect to a windows RDP server from my linux machine. This is to access the remote desktop of someone I am helping for something.
The problem when I use rdesktop is that if I login ...
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1answer
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How linux servers boot with no login?
I am in the process of building my first development server and plan on running Ubuntu Server as the OS. This morning, I was doing some initial designs for it and it got me thinking: how do "headless ...
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RDP not working in Linux after patching MS12-020
Our company recently applied patches for a Microsoft vulnerability (MS12-020 - Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution) which affected RDP to Windows servers.
Since this ...
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How to remotely connect to VMware linux machine hosted on Windows 7
I would like to remotely connect to a linux (Fedora) vmware machine hosted on a Windows7 desktop machine.
My understanding is that this should work.
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Terminate child processes on ctrl-c
In tiny core linux, I have the following script:
#!/bin/sh
# ~/.X.d/freerdp.sh
rdp(){
while true
do
xfreerdp -f [IP Address]
done
}
rdp &
It's pretty simple; when X starts up and checks the .X.d ...
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1answer
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How do I change the XRDP keyboard layout to en-gb in Ubuntu 12.04?
Does anybody know how to change the keyboard layout to en-gb in an XRDP session on Ubuntu 12.04? I am using mstsc.exe to connect to an XRDP server hosting an XVNC session, however I cannot work out ...
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XRDP: window manager not starting
I have setup my Ubuntu server so that I can connect and login to XRDP from Windows remote desktop.
My problem is that after logging in, no window-manager is started. It only displays a single ...
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1answer
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Use a remote linux bloated graphical application from OS X
I need to use remotely some graphical application in a linux machine. For very basic applications, I just connect remotely from my OS X Lion using
ssh -X machine:
and then
./gedit &
and it ...
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2answers
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Is there a (free) way to set up remote desktop sharing without configuring the router?
I want to be able to access a linux machine at home from anywhere. I understand just enough about routers that I normally need some static ip address.
I have read about DynDNS, and honestly do not ...
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how do you access and control ubuntu vps via desktop?
how do you control your webserver vps using a remote desktop?
for example, I am on ubuntu, is it possible to control the ubuntu gui on the vps server?
I've done it with windows server using the ...
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1answer
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Which application to use in Linux when the remote PC is Windows-based and behind a firewall and I need access?
I have a situation where I am in Europe and the remote PC is in USA. So my duty falls back always when my time is 1am and I need remote access to a new PC in USA for configuration and setup. They are ...
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1answer
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VNC tunnel via SSH connection
Here is the situation:
Server 1 - I have direct SSH access to this machine.
Server 2 - Can only be accessed via Server 1 (SSH).
(Both Linux boxes.)
Is there a way to set up direct VNC access to ...
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Multi-monitor RDP client for Linux?
Perhaps what I'm after doesn't exist.
Is there a good remote desktop client for Linux that properly supports multiple monitors? I'm not talking about VNC, but Windows-style RDP.
I fired up Vinagre ...
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1answer
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ssh to Windows server sitting behind Linux firewall
I have been looking everywhere and still can't get an answer. I am sorry if this is a re-post somehow.
I Have a home network setup as follows:
OUTSIDE -> Linux Firewall/Gateway -> Windows Server
I ...
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1answer
515 views
Enable ClearType with Linux remote desktop
I know that you can enable font smoothing (ClearType) when connecting to a Windows machine using Windows Remote Desktop client, but can't find a corresponding option in Linux one (rdesktop).
Is it ...
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How can I access my Linux box from my browser?
I use a hosted machine for work which has vnc and apache servers running. To work on a shell, I connect to the VNC server, and to access files I host them using apache and open them from my browser.
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How to remote access Windows from Linux? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Access windows box from linux
There is a way to make a remote access from a Ubuntu Linux to a Windows 7 machine using RDP(Remote Desktop Protocol)?
I use "mstsc.exe" ...
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1answer
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Remote Desktop Software
I'm going to be going to college soon and the laptop I have is rather pathetic. I'd like to run Linux Mint on my desktop and remotely access it using my laptop. Unlike what people usually use Remote ...
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1answer
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Easy Way to Share files between Linux Desktop and Windows Remote Desktop?
Is there a way to have drag and drop access between Linux and a Windows remote desktop connection?
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Change permission to mount disk with rdesktop on Ubuntu
I installed rdesktop 1.7 on Ubuntu 10.4 and ran the following commands:
sudo umount /media/Tal
sudo mount -t ntfs-3g -o uid=1000,gid=1000,umask=0000 /dev/sdb1 /media/Tal
rdesktop -0 -r sound:local -f ...
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1answer
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Need a secure method to connect to my home computer from work (Windows connecting to OpenSuse)
I need to be able to log into (with X enabled) my home computer (running OpenSuse 11.4) from my work computer (running Windows XP). I was originally going to setup ssh on my home computer but then ...
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Windows to Linux Remote Desktop
I'd like to remote into my Linux (Ubuntu) desktop from a Windows desktop. Of course there is VNC, among others. The trick is that I just want to have a remote session without having any local screen ...
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I installed Ubuntu on my parents computer. Besides SCP, is there a lazy way to drag and drop movies from my computer to theirs?
I installed Ubuntu on my parents computer. Besides SCP, is there a lazy way to drag and drop movies from my computer to theirs?
Should I use a virtual desktop? maybe a nautilus plugin or maybe scp ...
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Can I access my desktop over VNC at a different screen size?
I've already installed x11vnc and have it running well on my laptop upstairs. I can access my existing desktop session with no real problems, it works great. The problem I'm running into is the fact ...
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1answer
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Fedora to Fedora remote desktop does not work (connection closed error, even after setting everything up)
I'm trying to use remote desktop on my laptop (running Fedora) to my desktop (also running Fedora) on the same local network.
I configured Remote Desktop on my desktop via System -> Preferences -> ...
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1answer
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How to run Visual Studio (Win7) remotely from a Linux box?
I have a Linux desktop that is just easier to program on (for me) than a laptop. I have a laptop running Windows 7 that I want to write some programs (C++/C#) with VS on the remote laptop. What are ...
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1answer
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How to locally resume a session that has been started remotely using xrdp?
Is it possible to connect to a RD session that has been started (and abandoned) from a remote machine using xrdp? Also I'd like to be able to do the exact opposite: to remotely login to a session that ...
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Ubuntu: How to share desktop for remote pair programming
How to setup the environment for remote pair programming session on Ubuntu (10.10) securely over the internet?
I think that, for our workflow, we need to share the screen, sharing terminal session or ...
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How do I remotely view a Linux desktop from Windows XP?
I'm using Windows XP and need to remotely connect to a CentOS-5.X server.
I'm looking to visually, securely and with as small a footprint as possible manage a remote Linux system via an GUI. It's not ...
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How can I run RDP over HTTPS using a Linux client?
My employer switched from VPN and RDP to using what our admin calls "RDP over HTTPS".
Since that switch I find myself unable to connect to the "new" RDP server.
I think the progress is as follows:
...
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using Linux vncviewer
when i am connecting to VNC server using wine on linux
$ wine vncviewer.exe
i have to enter:
VNC Server: 1.1.1.21
Proxy/Reapeter: 195.29.18.33:1234
and then, when i connect, on top ...
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How to access VNC on a Linux server without having been logged in to the machine first? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automatically start VNC server on startup
I have a Linux server at home, and by default no-one is logged in to that box.
I'd like to establish a remote desktop ...
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1answer
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How to connect to remote desktop from Lucid Lynx (with tsclient) to XP (with UltraVNC)
I am trying to connect to my laptop using tsclient in ubuntu and UltraVNC in XP.
I open tsclient in linux, enter the laptop IP and protocol = RDP, hit connect and it opens the windows logon, I can ...
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How to VNC into Ubuntu 10.04 from a Mac
I'm trying to remote login into my Ubuntu machine from my Mac following the instructions at this website:
link
When I try to login, I confirm to allow access on the Linus side, but on my Mac, it ...
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remote connection from Linux to Vista
hey guys,
I wanna use my windows desktop on Linux RedHat,
I installed RDesktop on my linux,and set remote connections on windows Vista,but it doesn't work.
I tried remote connection between my linux ...
