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rdesktop is an open source application which uses the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services in order to present a user's Microsoft Windows desktop on a Unix or Linux platform running the X11 Window system.

rdesktop is an open source application which uses the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Services in order to present a user's Microsoft Windows desktop on a Unix or Linux platform running the X11 Window system.

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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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Remmina doesn't eat keys

Unlike rdesktop, when I press ALT + F4 in remmina, it doesn't react in the Windows system, but instead closes the remmina window. Any thoughts?
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clipboard not working when connecting via rdesktop to xrdp-sesman

I have a Debian machine with xrdp-sesman setup following way Xvnc 127.0.0.1:5910 xrdp-sesman 127.0.0.1:3350 xrdp 0.0.0.0:3389 I am connecting to this machine with rdesktop from another Debian machine. Everything works…
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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 override custom mouse cursor with Xcursor?

When I use rdesktop to connect to a Microsoft Windows server, the mouse cursor is set to a monochrome version of the Windows true-colour cursor. This ends up being a white arrow with no outline, so it's very difficult to see it over a white…
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exclude certain key combinations from being passed via rdesktop

When connected via rdesktop to a remote machine, normally all keys pressed inside the active rdesktop window are transferred to the remote machine. Is it possible to define key strokes, which are excluded? By that I mean, when pressed while the…
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CentOS 7, how to install rdesktop?

I would like to install rdesktop on CentOS 7. If I run sudo yum -y install rdesktop, the system says: No package rdesktop available. What should I do? [EDIT]: my os version is CentOS Linux release 7.2.1511 (Core)
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Looking for a way to sign PDFs

I am looking for a working method to sign PDFs using the certificate from a signature card. So what I need is either a program that signs PDFs in a way that is compatible to what AcroRead does on Microsoft, or a way to forward the signature card…
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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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How can I store an encrypted rdesktop password for easier sign-in?

I am using rdesktop on a Fedora laptop to connect to Windows computers at work. To make it easier, I've made an alias in my .bashrc: alias companyremote='rdesktop -u USER -p - -g 1920x1040 -K' So I just have to type companyremote NAME to connect…
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rdesktop: error while loading shared libraries

I installed rdesktop via pacman (package manager) After that I tried runned rdesktop command for connect to remote windows' desktop and got that error rdesktop: error while loading shared libraries: /usr/lib/libpcsclite.so.1: file too short I tried…
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Can I setup a "View only mode" for Awesome-WM?

I'm using Awesome-WM and would like to setup a keyboard-toggle and/or window match rule that changes the way inputs are processed for that window. Basically I would like the option to mark a Window as "view only" so that no keyboard or mouse input…
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Can't connect to windows server with rdesktop - “No valid license available” error

Im using Remotedesktop Client 0.23 on Linux Mint. When im trying to connect to a windows server, I get the following error: Disconnect: No valid license available I know that I'm supposed to delete a file, but I can't find it. Anyone who can help…
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xrdp_iso_send: trans_write_copy_s failed - Issues rdp from RaspiOS to Arch x86 when using Remmina

I am trying to setup rdp from my rpi 4 with Raspberry pi OS to my laptop running Arch Linux using Remmina. Currently I cannot rdp from my rpi into any Arch machines (there are two) using Remmina. However, using rdesktop as a client does…
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i3 and rdesktop -- who gets the meta?

I am using i3 desktop manager bound to my Win (or meta) key. Everything works great. Sometimes, I like to rdesktop into my windows machines. Now, as long as the application window is focuses or fullscreen, my windows machines gets the Win keys. If…
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