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    Use Windows Remote Desktop Connection to connect to Linux?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Aeyix, Aug 30, 2013.

  1. Aeyix

    Aeyix Notebook Evangelist

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    Just ordered a tablet for class. We often use PuTTY to remote into a department Unix based supercomputer. I'd like to be able to mess around more with Linux more like I used to in the past. Is there a way I can use Windows Remote Desktop Connection to connect to a computer running some Linux distribution such as Mint. If not, how can you connect using PuTTY? Do I need just the IP and Port like in RDP?
     
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    Interesting, people generally use a VNC daemon for this purpose since it is so widely supported and readily available, not to mention there are lots of great choices for server software. While there are certainly RDP clients for Linux, I have never even considered running a server. I found this: xrdp

    PuTTY is an SSH client, so you would just need to install the openssh-server package on the Linux box. That would give you terminal/shell access, not a graphical remote desktop.
     
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