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 To integrate X2Go fluently into your desktop, we provide desktop binding tools for the most common desktop environments. The following desktops are supported: To integrate X2Go fluently into your desktop, we provide desktop binding tools for the most common desktop environments. The following desktops are supported:
  
-  * GNOME (v2.x)+  * GNOMEv2 (v2.x) 
 +  * MATE (v1.x)
   * KDE/Plasma (v4.x)   * KDE/Plasma (v4.x)
   * LXDE (v5.x)   * LXDE (v5.x)
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 :!: **Before you begin!** :!: **Before you begin!**
-> Installation of the desktop bindings are currently only provided as Debian/Ubuntu packages. Please make sure that you have added the x2go repository to your package management system. The required steps are described [[wiki:repositories:debian|here (Debian)]] and [[wiki:repositories:ubuntu|here (Ubuntu)]]+> Installation of the desktop bindings are currently only provided as Debian/Raspian/Ubuntu packages. Please make sure that you have added the x2go repository to your package management system. The required steps are described [[wiki:repositories:debian|here (Debian)]], [[wiki:repositories:raspbian|here (Raspbian)]] and [[wiki:repositories:ubuntu|here (Ubuntu)]]
  
 ===== Desktop Bindings for GNOME (v2.x) ===== ===== Desktop Bindings for GNOME (v2.x) =====
  
-X2Go bindings for GNOME (package name: ''x2gognomebindings'') will add additional X2Go-related functionality to your GNOME Desktop. +X2Go bindings for GNOMEv2 (package name: ''x2gognomebindings'') will add additional X2Go-related functionality to your GNOMEv2 Desktop.  
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 +:!: **Note:** The package ''x2gognomebindings'' is not available on systems that ship a GNOMEv3 desktop environment. 
  
 ==== Installation ==== ==== Installation ====
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 ==== Usage ==== ==== Usage ====
  
-X2Go GNOME desktop bindings take care of mounted X2Go shares (local client folder sharing). If a client share is mounted via your X2Go client application, a desktop icon appears that allows the user to start GNOME'S file browser ''nautilus'' opening the mounted (SSHFS) share.+X2Go GNOMEv2 desktop bindings take care of mounted X2Go shares (local client folder sharing). If a client share is mounted via your X2Go client application, a desktop icon appears that allows the user to start GNOMEv2'S file browser ''nautilus'' opening the mounted (SSHFS) share
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 +The X2Go GNOMEv2 desktop package defines a set of desktop icons and MIME types so that mounted client shares get associated to opening Nautilus. 
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 +The X2Go GNOMEv2 desktop bindings package also adds a context menu item that allows the X2Go session user to unmount shared client folders by right-clicking on their desktop icons.  
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 +The X2Go GNOMEv2 desktop bindings package furtheron adds a //Systen// menu item to your GNOMEv2 panel. Users will be able to suspend their X2Go sessions with just a click on a menu entry: //System// -> //Suspend X2Go Session//
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 +===== Desktop Bindings for MATE (v1.x) ===== 
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 +X2Go bindings for MATE (package name: ''x2gomatebindings'') will add additional X2Go-related functionality to your MATE Desktop.  
 + 
 +==== Installation ==== 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +$ aptitude install x2gomatebindings 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +==== Usage ==== 
 + 
 +X2Go MATE desktop bindings take care of mounted X2Go shares (local client folder sharing). If a client share is mounted via your X2Go client application, a desktop icon appears that allows the user to start MATE'S file browser ''caja'' opening the mounted (SSHFS) share. 
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 +The X2Go MATE desktop package defines a set of desktop icons and MIME types so that mounted client shares get associated to opening Caja.
  
-The X2Go GNOME desktop package defines set of desktop icons and MIME types so that mounted client shares get associated to opening Nautilus.+The X2Go MATE desktop bindings package also adds context menu item that allows the X2Go session user to unmount shared client folders by right-clicking on their desktop icons
  
-The X2Go GNOME desktop bindings package also adds a context menu item that allows the X2Go session user to unmount shared client folders by right-clicking on their desktop icons+The X2Go MATE desktop bindings package furtheron adds a //Systen// menu item to your MATE panel. Users will be able to suspend their X2Go sessions with just a click on a menu entry: //System// -> //Suspend X2Go Session//.
  
-The X2Go GNOME desktop bindings package furtheron adds a //Systen// menu item to your GNOME panel. Users will be able to suspend their X2Go sessions with just a click on a menu entry: //System// -> //Suspend X2Go Session//. 
  
 ===== Desktop Bindings for KDE/Plasma (v4.x) ===== ===== Desktop Bindings for KDE/Plasma (v4.x) =====
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 :!: **WARNING:** :!: **WARNING:**
-> The desktop bindings for the Trinity desktop are planned and there already exists a Git project in the X2Go Git VCS. There already appears a package ''x2gotrinitybindings'' in the nightly-built package repositories (Debian/Ubuntu), but the code is very dysfunctional and not usable at all.+> The desktop bindings for the Trinity desktop are planned and there already exists a Git project in the X2Go Git VCS. There already appears a package ''x2gotrinitybindings'' in the nightly-built package repositories (Debian/Raspbian/Ubuntu), but the code is very dysfunctional and not usable at all.
  
 ===== Desktop Bindings for XFCE4 (v4.x) ===== ===== Desktop Bindings for XFCE4 (v4.x) =====
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