How to Remotely Manage Linux VMs With RDP
Redmond, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Here's how to deploy a domain-joined Remote Desktop Services environment for Windows RemoteApp, including licensing requirements and session collection configuration, to publish Windows applications to non-domain and Linux clients.
Historically, my network has always consisted solely of Windows machines. Sure, I might occasionally bring a Linux or MacOS virtual machine online in my lab, but my production environment has always been based on Windows. Recently however, I have begun experimenting with running Linux in production. Of course, one of the challenges associated with doing so is that of managing Linux VMs alongside Windows Server VMs. Fortunately, there are several options for doing so.