Package: krdc Version: 4:4.11.3-1 Severity: wishlist krdc allows connecting to an RDP server, provided that an RDP client is installed. The RDP client can be freerdp or rdesktop, which is why krdc recommends freerdp-x11 or rdesktop. freerdp is supported since version 4.11, however, that version also dropped support for rdesktop. In other words, krdc *moved* from rdesktop to freerdp. If one tries to use RDP without freerdp in 4.11, krdc fails:
Could not start "xfreerdp"; make sure xfreerdp is properly installed.
Yet, krdc 4.11 recommends both rdesktop and freerdp-x11. The rdesktop recommendation should be dropped. By the way, the extended description is misleading on RDP: "It can connect to Windows Terminal Servers using RDP [...]". Terminal servers are just one possible target. Many RDP servers are mere PCs running (almost) normal Windows versions, for example Windows 8 Professional. RDP access can be enabled on recent desktop Windows versions except the lowest. --- System information. --- Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux 3.11-2-amd64 Debian Release: jessie/sid 990 testing http.us.debian.org 500 unstable http.us.debian.org 1 experimental debian.mirror.iweb.ca --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed ===================================-+-============= kde-runtime (>> 4:4.10) | 4:4.11.3-1 libc6 (>= 2.1.3) | 2.17-93 libkcmutils4 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libkdecore5 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libkdeui5 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libkdnssd4 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libkio5 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libknotifyconfig4 (>= 4:4.11) | 4:4.11.3-2 libqt4-dbus (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.8.5+git121-g2a9ea11+dfsg1-2 libqt4-network (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.8.5+git121-g2a9ea11+dfsg1-2 libqt4-xml (>= 4:4.5.3) | 4:4.8.5+git121-g2a9ea11+dfsg1-2 libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.8.4) | 4:4.8.5+git121-g2a9ea11+dfsg1-2 libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.8.0) | 4:4.8.5+git121-g2a9ea11+dfsg1-2 libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1) | 4.8.2-1 libtelepathy-qt4-2 (>= 0.9.1) | 0.9.3-2 libvncserver0 | 0.9.9+dfsg-1 Recommends (Version) | Installed ==========================-+-=========== rdesktop | 1.7.1-1 freerdp-x11 (>= 1.0.2) | Suggests (Version) | Installed ===========================-+-=========== khelpcenter4 | 4:4.11.3-1 krfb | -- Filipus Klutiero http://www.philippecloutier.com
