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Step 1. Install your Linux os (used ubuntu) a. use a lightweight desktop manager if you have only 1 pc (fluxbox) Step 2. Download VirtualBox package at VirtualBox.org a. use your appropriate distribution (on me is dpkg) Step 3. Install VirtualBox ( install your guest os i named my guest xp) Step 4. Install rdesktop   (I have compiled the source since I think its not available on ubuntu repository. make sure you have compiler. Extract the package and $   ./configure $    make (It will show errors if you don't have compilers installed like gcc etc. just download it using apt-get on ubuntu, yum on fedora etc) Step 5. Run VirtaulBox at console VBoxHeadless --startvm XP --vrdp on --vrdpaddress 192.168.1.102 --width 512 Step 6. Run rdesktop 192.168.1.102 Full working Headless VirtualBox * SO HOW CA YOU LEAVE THE SERVER (GUEST OS RUNNING IN BACKGROUND? USE SCREEN! SCREEN(1)                                                           SCREEN(1) NAME        screen