title: rdesktop request without gui linux
body: <p>Can I make rdesktop request without installed x-server?</p>
  
  <p>Just send RDP request from linux (Centos 6) server to windows server?</p>
  
  <p>When I run:  </p>
  
  <pre><code>rdesktop -uUSER -pPASS host:port
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>the error appears:</p>
  
  <pre><code>ERROR: Failed to open display:
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Solve the problem with install xserver, and freerdp may be it helps someone (centos 6): </p>
  
  <pre><code>yum groupinstall "X Window System"
  startx
  export DISPLAY=localhost:0
  yum install freerdp
  xfreerdp -u USER -p PASS --ignore-certificate HOST
  </code></pre>