krdm 1.4 review

krdm program make easy the configuration and utilization of multiple connection to remote desktops

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Alessandro Galli

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krdm program make easy the configuration and utilization of multiple connection to remote desktops. It's a rdesktop and vnc wrapper. You can configure almost all rdesktop and xtightvncviewer parameter and copy/paste/rename connections. Stores password safely on kwallet, also for vnc. You can save/manage sessions very easily using menu.

Here are some key features of "krdm":
Why this project: I'm a window clusters administrator, so I need a lot of similar RDP connections open simultaneously. I need to define some connection parameters of rdesktop no other UI give me. I need use local printers, shares and serial ports from RDP connection. I think a lot of people need the same things.
Why open source: I think someone interested can give me some help inserting USEFUL functions. I believe in innovative power of opensource.
What this software is: A wrapper of rdesktop with connections management facilities.
What this software do: It's simple and fast. Permit to create connections defining almost all rdesktop parameters, in particular:
choosing printers to share from printers available in the system
choosing serial ports to share with connection (specifying device file)
choosing folders to share with connection
start session using single remote application like shell
Create a simple editable file containing connections configuration
Fast connection launching and printing error reporting
Connections management from a list:
copy connection
paste connection
delete connection
rename connection
Stores password with kwallet
Riepilogue of opened connections
Tray icon for conulting open connection and launching new ones

What's New in This Release:
Added support for templates creation.
Added support for remote config files. retrieved with scp.
Runtime load of keymaps from /usr/share/rdesktop/keymaps or alternatively from /usr/local/share/rdesktop/keymaps.
Added support for quick connections.