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1.  Install the xfreerdp client.  According to your Linux distro, type the following in your terminal. . .

  • Redhat/CentOS/Fedora (older):    yum install freerdp
  • Redhat/CentOS/Fedora (newer):    dnf install freerdp
  • Ubuntu/Debian:    apt-get install freerdp-x11


2.  Make a connection to the UCSB VPN Network.


3.  After connecting to the UCSB VPN Network, a connection to a CS Lab computer is established by entering the following in your terminal:

xfreerdp /v:cs-lab.cs.ucsb.edu +glyph-cache


4.  Provide your College of Engineering username and password and click OK.


5.  Upon successful authentication, you should be presented with a fully functional Fedora desktop.


If you are having issues using the Campus VPN, installing/configuring your RDP client, or are unable to use the remote access service, please send email to help@engineering.ucsb.edu.


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