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Linux How to connect to Windows with remote desktop RDP in CentOS 7 / RedHat 7

24 November 2018, by Nadir Soualem

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Linux How to connect to Windows with RDP in CentOS 7 / RedHat 7

First, download freerdp, in root session:

[root@centos] yum -y install freerdp

Next in user session, use xfreerdp with options:
-g screen resolution
800x600,1024x768, etc ...
-u login of remote session

For example, if you want to connect to Yourserver (by IP or by hostoname), do in user session:

[user@centos] xfreerdp -g 1024x768 -u login YourServer 

Password:#####

If you are using a Linux GNOME desktop under CentOS 7 / Redhat 7, Vinagre is already installed, if it is’nt:

[root@centos] yum -y install vinagre

Launch vinagre:

[user@centos] vinagre &

Clic Connect

Next Choose RDP protocol and complete the fields