Fix rdesktop “exit” Fullscreen issue in Ubuntu
I use RDP a lot and having to disconnect from my session to switch to another window is not an option. The problem lies somewhere with compiz. What supposed to happen when you hit ctrl+alt+enter is that it windows the session…but it doesn’t. Here is my fix.
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager
System > Prefrences > Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
Utility > Workarounds > uncheck Legacy Fullscreen Support
That should do it…now off to figure out using SSL with rdesktop.
Tags: TechSupport, Fix, Ubuntu, rdesktop, compiz
Categories: Miscellaneous
Thank you very much; it worked fine!
Super – thanks !
Another thanks, works well for me and I can now happily run remote sites from the laptop without dropping out of remote desktop to switch to other machines.
> That should do it…now off to figure out using SSL with rdesktop.
If you meant ssh, here’s how I do it:
ssh -C remoteuser@192.168.1.100 -L5900:127.0.0.1:5900
That uses ssh to tunnel port 5900 on the local machine to port 5900 on 192.168.1.100. The username on the remote machine is ‘remoteuser’. To use this tunnel, connect your Remote Desktop viewer to port 5900 on 127.0.0.1
I recommend setting up ssh to authenticate using pub/private keys, rather than passwords.
In norwegian “workaround” is called “omveier” in the translation. Just in case someone struggled with that…
Excellent solution.
Works like a charm.
Thanks! Solved My Problem!
thanks, it helps! ^_^
Thanks!
Use rdesktop from command line:
rdesktop -AK -u -p
Tested whit compiz:
Scale
Cube
Expò
I hope this helps
thank you buddy.
Thank you — this issue really had me flummoxed.
Please note that, when I attempted this just now on Intrepid, I had to follow a slightly different hierarchy:
System > Preferences > CompizConfig Settings Manager > Utility > Workarounds > uncheck Legacy Fullscreen Support
Worked great. :)
Super, this has annoyed me quite a time…