Is it possible to join a windows client in linux server and how?

Question

Is it possible to join a windows client in linux server ? if yes,can you explain How?

Answer 1

Yes it is. You can install fe virtual box and windows with it on your server. You might have to install a graphical interface like gnome or kde first if thats more comfortable for you - but it is all accessable via ssh or vnc client. Depending on your specs of the server it runs smooth, even with a graphical interface. I prefer arch linux because it has such a good documentation and installing software is without any hustle via aur possible.

So after you installed arch linux (following this guide fe) if arch is not preinstalled on your server like some hosts like ovh is offering,

it would be yay -S virtualbox and than following this guide or maybe installing a graphical interface like gnome , connecting via VNC and clicking through your installation like you are used to on windows.

Installing stuff on windows should be straight forward if you got it up and running - you might need to install putty for ssh and/or a VNC server for graphical access.

Your server specs should at least have 8GB ram and 2 kernels to got it up and running smooth (without freezing all the time) - so about 20 bucks a month. With graphical interface you might buy a server with a gpu but that much more to pay for.

so 1. install arch linux, 2. install virtual box, 3. install windows iso (upload it via ftp or scp fe from your pc) 4. install a ssh or vnc server on windows and connect to your vnc server. So pretty simple. Just might be that this topic is more for stackexchange since here are more questions with programming in mind. Also a more detailled question helps getting more qualified answers, so mine is 20% guessing what you mean.