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h1. Install Procedure for rdesktop

h2. Requirements

To install rdesktop you will need the following:

* a installed and supported operating system (e.g. CentOS 6.x)

* root-access

* a fast internet connection

h2. Preliminary Note

This procedure is based on a documentation supplied by http://www.proclos.com. 

h2. Install 

<pre><code class="bash">

yum install rdesktop

</code></pre>

h2. Usage 

connect to host machine

<pre><code class="bash">

rdesktop localhost

</code></pre>

connect to virtual machine with given ip and port

<pre><code class="bash">

rdesktop 192.168.0.99:7777

</code></pre>

if you want to enforce a specific keyboard layout use the @-k@ option

<pre><code class="bash">

rdesktop -kde 192.168.0.99:7777

</code></pre>