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X2Go Client -- Download, Installation, Usage

Download

GNU/Linux

GNU/Linux package based distribution

Please make sure that you have added the X2Go repository appropriate for your system to your package management system. The required steps are described here:

GNU/Linux with installation from source tarball

The sources of this X2Go component are available as source tarball under this URL:

http://code.x2go.org/releases/source/x2goclient

MS Windows

Windows binaries can be retrieved from:

http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-win32/x2goclient

MacOS X

MacOS X binaries can be retrieved from:

http://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient

Installation

GNU/Linux

Debian / Ubuntu

The x2goclient package will install x2goclient on your GNU/Linux system and will make sure, that every needed package will be installed as dependency.

$ aptitude install x2goclient

You can now start X2goClient by typing x2goclient at the command-line or you'll find it inside the “Internet” section of your menu inside your graphical desktop environment.

Fedora

This is not a supported installation. Do NOT expect any support from the developers of x2go, Fedora or Mandriva.

There are currently no Fedora packages for X2Go, but there are packages for Mandriva. For this installation all packages were downloaded from http://www.pbone.net.

  1. Start a terminal, go to a suitable folder, e g Download.
  2. Download packages for Mandriva (versions/file names may have changed):
    wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2010.1/i586/release/x2goclient-3.01-3mud2010.1.i586.rpm
    wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/ftp.mandrivauser.de/rpm/GPL/2010.1/i586/release/x2goclient-cli-3.0.1-3mud2010.1.noarch.rpm
    wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker/i586/media/contrib/release/nxproxy-3.3.0-3mdv2010.1.i586.rpm
    wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker/i586/media/contrib/release/libxcomp3-3.3.0-3mdv2010.1.i586.rpm
    wget ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/mandrakelinux/devel/cooker/i586/media/main/release/libjpeg8-1.1.1-1-mdv2011.0.i586.rpm
  3. Install most of the packages with yum (automatically solves dependencies):
    sudo yum install nxproxy-3.3.0-3mdv2010.1.i586.rpm libxcomp3-3.3.0-3mdv2010.1.i586.rpm libjpeg8-1.1.1-1-mdv2011.0.i586.rpm perl perl-Proc-Simple perl-Term-ReadPassword qt qt-x11
  4. Install packages with unmet dependecies (“perl-base” in Mandriva, Fedora calls it “perl”):
    sudo rpm -ivh --nodeps x2goclient-3.01-3mud2010.1.i586.rpm x2goclient-cli-3.0.1-3mud2010.1.noarch.rpm

Maemo

FIXME

Source Tarball (LinuxFromScratch)

Run the following commands as a regular, non-root user. You'll need the root password to install them.

You need qt4 for x2goclient. Follow the installation instructions at BLFS.

1. Install nxproxy from git

$ git clone git://code.x2go.org/nxproxy
$ cd nxproxy
$ autoconf 
$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
$ make
$ su -c "make install"

2. Install x2goclient from git

$ git clone git://code.x2go.org/x2goclient
$ cd x2goclient
$ qmake
$ make
$ su -c "install -m 755 --owner root --group root -c -D x2goclient /usr/bin/x2goclient"

MS Windows

FIXME

Windows versions and recommended clients:

Operating SystemRecommended clientComment
Windows XP, 32- and 64-bit3.99.0.0Cut & Paste more reliable with vcxsrv than Xming
Windows Server 2003, 32- and 64-bit3.99.0.0Cut & Paste more reliable with vcxsrv than Xming
Windows Vista, 32- and 64-bit3.99.0.0(Not verified)
Windows Server 2008, 32- and 64-bit3.99.0.0(Not verified)
Windows 7, 32-bit3.99.0.0Cut & Paste more reliable with vcxsrv than Xming
Windows 7/2008R2, 64-bit3.99.0.01) 3.01-14 and later can't connect if Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed (even if disabled).

MacOS X

FIXME

Usage

The x2goclient application is the client part of X2go. It should be installed on a client computer to access an X2go server running on another machine (Note: currently, localhost access between client and server, that is X2go client==server is not supported).

The x2goclient application provides you the possibility to access the remote running desktop, exchange files with it and redirect sound from the session on the server to your local client. x2goclient can be started via the Desktop Environment's application menu (section: Internet) or by using the command line in a shell (simply type x2goclient there and hit enter).

Quite a few options are available from command line, some of them cannot be configured from within the GUI. For further information on command line options, please check the man page of x2goclient: man x2goclient.

Manual Page

Graphical interface

After the installation of x2goclient an application link can be found in the menu of your Desktop Environment. It will be integrated inside the topic “Internet” (Debian/Ubuntu).

Gettings started (my first Session Profile)

FIXME

Configure Client Settings

FIXME

Configure Print Settings

FIXME

Keyboard Shortcuts

X2Go follows the general keyboard shortcuts of the NX client. In particular:

  • Ctrl + Alt + T: terminate session / disconnect
  • Ctrl + Alt + F: toggle fullscreen/windowed
  • Ctrl + Alt + M: minimize or maximize fullscreen window
  • Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys: move viewport (when remote screen is bigger than client window)
1)
3.01-13 if Symantec Endpoint Protection is installed
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