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We currently have Windows XP desktop (around 50 computers) in an VDI environment (View Hoziron aka View)

We think to upgrade our installation and have choice :
- Upgrade to Windows 7 (or 8)
- Jump in Linux World

Upgrade to Windows means : Licence + VDA subscription = Lot of money put in trash every year
So, we are thinking to jump in Linux world

Most of our employees have ThinClient that support PCoIP protocol (and RDP) (few of them have simple PC with Windows XP) and are connected to a Windows XP virtual machine
VMware Horizon connect to the local session. IT guys use LogMeIn installed on all VMs to help employee when they have trouble.

I have try xrdp on Ubuntu, but Unity desktop doesn't work with xrdp, so I have installed Xunbutu

xrdp create a new X session, but :

  • If any software need 'root' password, the window popup in the local X session, not the RDP session (can run application from terminal with 'sudo', but we need to known that application ask for 'root' password)
  • IT guys are unable to connect to this RDP session to help employees if have any trouble (I have try to start TeamViewer from an RDP session, it's doesn't work)

Thanks for your help

Seca Thor
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You can open software center from a terminal by first opening a terminal and then typing the following command:

sudo software-center

The password prompt will be prompted from within the terminal instead of the desktop. You must use the password of the user that is logged into the desktop. This user must have sudo or admin privileges.

Also, I've never used "Landscape Service" but it sounds like that may be along the lines of something you are looking for as a management tool. - landscape.canonical.com

Wine allows Ubuntu and linux users to run microsoft programs.

To install MS adobe reader XI using wine and winetricks, follow these instructions.

Open a terminal and type the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine winetricks wine1.6* wine-gecko2.21* wine-mono0.0.8 ubuntu-restricted-extras ttf-mscorefonts-installer

You might not need all of those but installing all of those will give you what you need.

After installing wine, run this command:

winetricks -q mspatcha

Then, download Adobe Reader XI from here extract the .exe and right-click on the "setup.exe" file in the extracted folder. Choose to open the file using "wine windows program loader". Follow the instructions and agree to accept the user agreement to install Adobe Reader.

Next, download the FileOpen plugin installer from here. All you have to do is right click on the installer and choose to open the file using "wine windows program loader". Follow the prompts to install.

One last note. Adobe reader opens without protection mode or something like that so take note if you feel there is some sort of a security risk running certain pdf files.

Also, There's a 30 day free trial available for Adobe Acrobat but you must install AIR first as it is required. AIR is available here (click "download for another computer" and select windows operating system) download the .exe and run it with wine to install. Adobe Acrobat is available here(you will have to login or register to download). Open a terminal to first install some dependencies with the following two commands:

sudo apt-get install winbind
winetricks atmlib

Again, download the .exe, open it with wine, and follow the prompts to install. If you encounter problems, open a terminal and install the file by typing wine followed by space followed by the path to the .exe file (it is usually possible to drag and drop the file into the terminal to automatically fill in the path for you). Any errors will appear in the terminal during the installation along with suggestions and information on how to fix the issue.

More info: winehq.org

and

fileopen.com

mchid
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