New workstation - Linux

scottalanmiller

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@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:

@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:

@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:

@obsolesce said in New workstation - Linux:

I still find it easier to use a Windows VM. Nothing wrong with that if it makes things more efficient. Most hardware is already licensed for it anyways, so there's rarely a cost associated with it.

I'm down to about once a week on launching my Windows VM on my desktop.

It was definitely always on when I first switched a year and a half ago.

I do a lot of administration tasks specific to Windows, meaning Windows Server roles... AD/DNS, DHCP, DFS+R, Hyper-V, Windows client management, AD CS (PKI), the list goes on. I need my MMC console with all those RSAT tools (yes, I do realize that says tools twice).

WAC works great on Linux.

Its still needs need Windows. I have it installed on my Windows 10 VM that I access from my Fedora Host.

I have WAC installed on a server VM on a DC licensed host. It's been great, but hasen't yet taken over everything I use the Win10 VM for. It's doubtful it ever will in such a Windows heavy environment.

That's what we are doing, but we've found it to work quite well, we are liking it.

scottalanmiller

@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

@jaredbusch said in New workstation - Linux:

@dafyre said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

Oh, and RDP I RDP from my MDP all the time now to Windows boxes. What is a good app for that on the Linux side?

Reminna

Excellent. And what about the times where I would want to remote into my Fedora Desktop? What RDP style app is best for that?

If you mean connecting TO your laptop, I would suggest an XRD + X11VNC setup. I tested it with Linux Min 19, and it worked well enough. That setup might work on other linux distros.

I rarely need to remote into my desktop, but when I do, I use ScreenConnect.

I often will remotely SSH into my desktop via ZeroTier IP.

So you just have a remote ScreenConnect Agent running all the time on your desktop, right?
What do you SSH into the desktop for?

Because my desktop is in a location that has a trusted IP address.

Basically from my house, I can get into damned near any client system. So when roaming, I SSH into the desktop then out to whatever I need to admin.

We do the same, but with secured Jump boxes. So even from my home desktop, I SSH into that for everything.

AdamF

@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

Oh, and RDP I RDP from my MDP all the time now to Windows boxes. What is a good app for that on the Linux side?

Reminna

Installing like this:

dnf copr enable hubbitus/remmina-next
dnf upgrade --refresh 'remmina*' 'freerdp*'

I get this:

Failed to synchronize cache for repo 'hubbitus-remmina-next', disabling.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:00 ago on Fri 21 Sep 2018 12:29:15 PM EDT.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!

scottalanmiller

@fuznutz04 I normally use the built in Remmina.

AdamF

@scottalanmiller I installed from the netinstall. Is this supposed to be included? I am not seeing it anywhere.

AdamF

Never mind. works now.

scottalanmiller

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

Never mind. works now.

LOL, magic.

AdamF

@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

Never mind. works now.

LOL, magic.

No, I tried dnf install freerdp* and dnf install remmina*

Worked like a charm

AdamF

So Remmina is awesome.

scottalanmiller

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

@scottalanmiller said in New workstation - Linux:

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

Never mind. works now.

LOL, magic.

No, I tried dnf install freerdp* and dnf install remmina*

Worked like a charm

Ta da

scottalanmiller

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

So Remmina is awesome.

It really is.

JaredBusch

@fuznutz04 said in New workstation - Linux:

No, I tried dnf install freerdp* and dnf install remmina*

Don't do that, this is a really bad habit to get into. You will get things you don't want.

Use list.

sudo dnf list *remmina*

It will return like this. Obviously, with everything Available instead if Installed if not yet installed.

[jbusch@dt-jared ~]$ sudo dnf list *remmina*
Last metadata expiration check: 2:56:48 ago on Fri 21 Sep 2018 12:42:35 PM CDT.
Installed Packages
remmina.x86_64                                                      1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-exec.x86_64                                         1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-nx.x86_64                                           1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-rdp.x86_64                                          1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-secret.x86_64                                       1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-vnc.x86_64                                          1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
remmina-plugins-xdmcp.x86_64                                        1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       @updates
Available Packages
remmina-devel.i686                                                  1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       updates 
remmina-devel.x86_64                                                1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       updates 
remmina-gnome-session.x86_64                                        1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       updates 
remmina-plugins-spice.x86_64                                        1.2.31.3-1.fc28                                       updates

Then you can install the base package you need only.