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Questions tagged [freerdp]

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What are the differences between rdesktop and xfreerdp?

rdesktop and xfreerdp are both linux clients for RDP. However from their respective websites it is not clear what advantages/drawbacks of using one over other are there. I found one post, which indicated that xfreerdp has more features than…
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Example xfreerdp usage with clipboard plugin

FreeRDP 1.0.2 has an updated their parameter syntax for "better interoperability with Windows." I had a problem using the old syntax where the clipboard plugin only worked the first time I pasted, and subsequently stopped: xfreerdp --plugin cliprdr…
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Make FreeRDP prompt user for username and password?

At the moment, I'm using the following command to start an FreeRDP session: $ sudo xfreerdp /v:farm.company.com /d:company.com \ /u:oshiro /p:oshiro_password /g:rds.company.com Works fine. However, I don't want the password to be in the…
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Is there a remote desktop solution for GNU/Linux as performant as RDP for Microsoft Windows?

Currently I have a very powerful dedicated server I run Windows 10 on and RDP into from other Windows "thin clients". This works very well and you can barely feel that you're RDPing. Multiple monitors, audio, microphones, USB, etc. all just…
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Why are RDP clients on Linux much slower than on Windows?

I have a Windows 8.1 remote PC, to which I am connecting using RDP from Windows 7 and Linux clients. I noticed that the performance e.g. when scrolling is much better on Windows than on any Linux distribution. I am using rdesktop, Remmina,…
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How to start freerdp fullscreen on second monitor

when I log in to a Windows Computer with xfreerdp -v computer -u user --workarea -f the full screen window always appears on the first of my two monitors. Is it possible to tell freerdp to start on the second monitor or maybe to move the window?…
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Linux RDP with audio and mic

I've been trying to establish an RDP conexion with a Windows 7 machine from Linux with sound AND microphone redirection, I have tried rdesktop, remmina and freerdp with no use. Finally, with freerdp I have finally managed to get sound and microphone…
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Can't connect to an external RDS TSG server from home

We have a company RDS (Remote Desktop Server) TSG (Terminal Services Gateway) server, which allows employees to connect to an RDS session from home, so they can see a work RDS desktop from home. This works fine on their home computers using windows…
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How do you redirect audio output in FreeRDP?

I have trouble redirecting audio during my rdp connection with freerdp. When I use this command: xfreerdp /v:ServerName /u:User /p:Password /d:Domain /audio I get this error: Warning rdpsnd_process_connect…
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FreeRDP - launch an application with command line argument

I want to launch a Windows application via FreeRDP with command line arguments. I tried: xfreerdp -v 192.168.1.100 -u myuser -p mypassword -app 'c:\windows\system32\notepad.exe' -app-cmd 'c:\test\test.txt' and xfreerdp -v 192.168.1.100 -u myuser -p…
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How can I achieve the effect of MS remote desktop on Linux?

On Windows machines, if one machine A runs the remote desktop service, and another machine B (which in fact doesn't have to be Windows) runs a remote desktop client - then the user on B can 'steal' control of the session on A, see the app windows…
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Is it possible to run FreeRDP without a display for running scripts?

I am working in a very strict enviroment where I only have access to a remote computer via RDP and it is impossible for me to enable SSH or SFTP etc on the other computer. I CAN connect to the computer through FreeRDP however as far as I know this…
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Launch RDP silently?

I currently use the following command to launch an RDP session which works fine: rds@rds:~/Downloads/FreeRDP$ xfreerdp /v:farm.company.com /d:company.com /g:rds.company.com /f /u:username /p: At the moment, it displays all the following and I have…
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Failed to check FreeRDP file descriptor

Using xfreerdp version 1.1.0: oshiro@debian:~$ xfreerdp --version This is FreeRDP version 1.1.0-beta1 (git n/a) oshiro@debian:~$ I am getting the following error message: oshiro@debian:~$ sudo xfreerdp /v:farm.company.com /d:company.com…
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Securing a script a little more

I currently have the following script which works fine: #!/bin/sh user="$(zenity --entry --title="Username" --text="Username")" pass="$(zenity --password --title="Password" --text="Password")" xfreerdp /cert-ignore /f /v:farm.company.com…
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