[wellylug] Windows on Linux

Jamie Baddeley wellylug at vpc.co.nz
Wed Oct 6 22:06:49 NZDT 2004


I concur. I laugh everytime I open my Microsoft "Application" via
Rdesktop - a good way to go.

jamie

On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 21:45, David Antliff wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Oct 2004, jumbophut wrote:
> > Alternatively, Cross-Over Office and/or WINE.
> 
> As another alternative, I would like to recommend using Windows Terminal
> Services and the open-source 'rdesktop' program (I use a recent CVS head
> without problems). This allows you to run Windows programs 'properly' but
> requires a dedicated Windows host. It doesn't work very well for
> multimedia applications, but it performs a lot better than VNC and is
> perfect for Office applications. If you purchase multiple Terminal
> Services licenses, you can connect with multiple Linux clients (each with
> their own Windows desktop on the same server).
> 
> I use it every day - it's good! :)
> 
> -- 
> David.
> 




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