Integrating legacy Windows applications on a Linux Desktop environment

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"The 3 key pieces for dealing with such software are:

"1) Windows Server - enable remote access to monoplatform Windows applications with a terminal server setup
2) Vmware / Xen / ... - setup the Windows server as a VM on a stable Linux server
3) rdesktop - the wonderful open source terminal services client

"The correct interaction of these components will enable transparent access to Windows applications from any Linux workstation without major breaking of a stable setup."

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