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Questions tagged [rdp]

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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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Can't connect to remote server using RDP remmina after upgrade

I recently upgraded my Ubuntu to 18.04, and now my Remmina cannot connect to a windows server we use at work. Now I am getting a popup about certificates. It asks if I want to accept the certificate, I click OK and then get a message saying unable…
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How to make Remmina grab all "special" keys with GNOME on Ubuntu 18.04?

Up front, I found this answer and it didn't help (read below). I am using vanilla-gnome-desktop in Ubuntu 18.04 and I have not been able to pass through special keys like Windows (aka Super) to the session connected in Remmina. I have assigned that…
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XRDP and dynamic screen resolution

I need to connect remotely from a Windows machine to an EXISTING session on a Linux machine. I'm currently using XRDP on the Linux server and mstsc (native RDP client) on the Windows client. The problem is that the session does not resize to match…
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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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Remote Desktop Solution for Ubuntu 22.04, Wayland, RDP, and session management

I've been looking for a Remote Desktop solution for Ubuntu 22.04. 'gnome-remote-desktop', Ubuntu 22.04's standard RDP solution, automatically quits when the user logs out and it does not support login session. xRDP, on the other hand, is independent…
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Remote desktop on Debian 9 with cinnamon desktop

I have two machines: 1 - $Clients: dual-boot of Linux Mint 18.2 Cinnamon 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit on a laptop. 2 - $Server: GNU/Linux Debian 9 Cinnamon 64-bit I would like to connect from $Clients to the $Server via Remote desktop to view…
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Recording/capturing/grabbing remote desktop RDP session as video on Linux?

I have just learned about RDP, and have successfully used remmina on my Ubuntu machine to connect to a remote Windows PC. Now, I would like to record that remote desktop session as video from the client (Ubuntu) side - however I have difficulty…
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Why can't I start KVM when using RDP?

I can run KVM locally fine, but if I connect via RDP (tried via a Windows computer and a chromebook) I get the following error. Could not access KVM kernel module: Permission denied qemu-system-x86_64: failed to initialize kvm: Permission denied Why…
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How does RDP client on Linux work, such as widgets rendering?

I am curious how the widget rendering is implemented in a Linux RDP client, such as Remmina, on a high level. If RDP protocol transmit semantics as much as possible rather than bitmaps, then the client side needs to translate the windows widgets API…
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XRDP/VNC not working in Ubuntu 22 container

I'm trying to create a Dockerfile based on Ubuntu 22.10 that has some way of remote access (XRDP/VNC/etc.) I basically installed xfce4 along with xrdp, according to guides on installing it on linux normally (and even managed to install in normally…
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Linux RDP client: Connect to machine with self-signed certificate

I can remote into a Windows machine using Windows' default RDP client, but I would like to do it from Linux. The clients I have tried so far complain about a self-signed certificate, although Windows had no complaint. I don't know much about the…
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Remmina can't connect to university PC

My university offers remote connection to Library PCs. Here is a list of RDP files they offer. The RDP files works seamlessly with Windows 10. But in Ubuntu LTS 20.04, it does not work. Here, I enter my credentials and domain(although not…
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How is the "Execute a Command" feature of Remmina used correctly?

I am using Remmina on Pop!_OS 21.10 to remotely connect to a Windows 10 machine via RDP. This is working well, however, I am having some difficulty understanding how exactly the "Execute a Command" feature found in Connection Profile > Behavior…
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Adding a virtual monitor to xrdp to allow dual monitors

I have two Linux systems (Server, and client). I am using Remmina on my client to remotely connect to the server which has xrdp (Session: xorg). The server is not connected to any monitor. Everything is working perfectly. I am planning to use my…
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