Linux for Keysers | Adventures in Open Source

I recently setup a Win 2008 R2 VM and proceeded to remote connect to it from Ubuntu 10.04. Everything worked perfectly except the mouse cursors were black (and some were corrupt). Solution? Use a newer version of rdesktop that doesn't ship with Ubuntu. There is a handy PPA that can be added using the following command: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ricolai/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rdesktop [UPDATE] It appears ricolai may have removed the package from his PPA. To remedy the situation, I've uploaded the working binaries for x64. Sorry, I don't have the x86 any longer. More information on the bug can be found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rdesktop/+bug/385974?comments=all

Since switching to Ubuntu, I've been using the Terminal Services Client program (Applications->Internet->Terminal Services Client) to connect to my work VM which is hosted on a VMware ESX 3.5 u3 server. I used that VM prior to upgrading to Ubuntu (yes, it is an upgrade) and essentially used my laptop, as far as work was concerned, as a thin client. One thing that always annoyed me was that the "full screen" option was just that - complete and total full screen! Ubuntu was washed completely from view and I was stuck in the land of dual-monitored ultra-Windows. If I hadn't installed an app on my remote VM called MaxTo , I would have had serious problems effectively using both monitors (hitting maximize would expand the windows to fill the entire desktop area of both monitors). However, at least with MaxTo installed, I could get my work done. Even so, I still found hitting CTRL-ALT-ENTER each time I wanted to go back to my real desktop a bit annoying. I mean, ...