Opening a Remote Desktop connection from Linux to Windows is very easy when you are using the Remote Desktop utility for the Gnome 3 desktop. This is a very easy RDP application for Linux. Below I am entering the details for a new connection. Just go to Applications->Internet-Remote Desktop Viewer to open this useful utility.
![Openning a new connection to a host.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/connection-300x247.png)
And now we have a desktop open in the RDP viewer. This is a very useful way to connect to a Windows 7 machine from a Linux desktop.
![A Windows 7 desktop open in the RDP viewer.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Untitled-300x268.png)
Or you can install rdesktop.
sudo apt-get install rdesktop |
And then open a simple Remote Desktop window by typing this command.
rdesktop 192.168.100.5 |
And the window will open. This is displayed below.
![Debian rdesktop example. Connecting to Windows 7.](https://www.securitronlinux.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Debian-7-64-bit-2014-08-04-21-43-53-960x540.png)
There are many ways to connect to a remote desktop session on Linux. I hope this post helps you out when you are remotely administering Windows machines.