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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Remote desktop for Ubuntu 13.10

I use rdesktop. No issues.

Jean-Francois Messier <jf [ at ] messier [ dot ] ca> wrote:
>For the last few versions of Ubuntu, I was having increasingly more
>problems getting a remote desktop working properly from a Windows
>client. 
>
>Here's my problem: I have serveral Ubuntu-based computers (Desktop
>edition, not server), and those are virtual ones, running on a remote
>box. Although I can do many things using the CLI, there are times where
>I need the GUI, from a Windows-based client.
>
>I tried the NX-based solution, with not much success (also the client
>was flagged as infected by our andi-virus). I also tried the straight
>RDP client, using the xrdp service installed under Ubuntu. In both
>cases, I was ending up with a blank desktop, without even a button to
>log out. I had to ssh to remotely kill the process.
>
>What is recommended for such setup ?
>
>
>Thanks :-)
>
>
>JF
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