best remote desktop program for linux

slinxy

slinxy

slinxy

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Hi

being fairly new to linux - I want to remote desktop to my windows machine using terminal services.... I seen a lot of people using VLC - which is not something I would like to do; from prevs experince of using it windows to mac. is there a remote desktop client like there is for the mac I can download that will allow me to connect to my windows machine from my laptop using Sabayon?

Thank in advance...
 
rdesktop is probably what you're after. It should also have GUI wrappers for most window managers but these are likely to be distro specific.
 
slinxy said:
Hi

being fairly new to linux - I want to remote desktop to my windows machine using terminal services.... I seen a lot of people using VLC - which is not something I would like to do; from prevs experince of using it windows to mac. is there a remote desktop client like there is for the mac I can download that will allow me to connect to my windows machine from my laptop using Sabayon?

Thank in advance...
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I think you mean VNC, and yes it is what most people use. VNC is simple to setup and use.

sudo apt-get install vnc

vncviewer windows.machine

done.
 
rdesktop gets my vote. I use it all the time at work to connect to XP and Windows 2003 servers
 
Ollie's Gadgets said:
VNC allows for gui control. I would recommend going for tightvnc.

But if you just want access to the terminal setup SSH and then use Putty (a windows ssh client) to dial in.
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I think the guy want to use Windows as a server not a client... He would either have to set up a telnet server (if no need for security, and its easier), or SSH server, and the only way I know how to do that in XP is OpenSSH with Cygwin (not too hard but a bit more effort). TightVNC is alright, I personally perfer RealVNC, but if rdesktop works then use that.
 
Ollie's Gadgets said:
VNC allows for gui control. I would recommend going for tightvnc.

But if you just want access to the terminal setup SSH and then use Putty (a windows ssh client) to dial in.
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Another one for TightVNC
 
Thanks for the replies.. fumbles is right - I meant I don't what to use VLC and I do want to use the windows as a sever and not as the client.
 
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