Remote Desktop Access For Linux

The Windows Remote Desktop server for the Physics and Astronomy Department is: remote.physics.byu.edu.

Do not save any personal files on the remote server or any public lab machines. Remote server maintenance may result in deletion of all personal information. Public lab machines (N212, N337, N477, 4th floor labs, etc) may be reinstalled at any time without notice.

rdesktop

• rdesktop supports most UNIX-based platforms with support for the X Window System.
• Most Linux distributions come with rdesktop. If your distribution doesn't have it, install it via your package manager or go to the rdesktop site to download and install the program.
• To use rdesktop on the Physics and Astronomy Remote Server, in a terminal type: rdesktop remote.physics.byu.edu.
• Log in with your Physics Windows credentials when prompted.
• Here is a screenshot of rdesktop being run on a along side other Linux applications.

• Full screen mode can be turned on by typing at a command prompt: rdesktop -f remote.physics.byu.edu
• To toggle between full screen and windowed mode, use the key combination: Ctrl+Alt+Enter.
• To learn about the other options for rdesktop once it's installed, at a prompt, type: man rdesktop