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:!: This wiki page needs much more work!!! Any help is appreciated!!! | :!: This wiki page needs much more work!!! Any help is appreciated!!! | ||
- | ====== X2go's Server Download | + | ===== X2Go's Server Download ===== |
Binary packages for various distros are [[download: | Binary packages for various distros are [[download: | ||
- | ====== X2go's Server: base package and extensions | + | ===== X2Go's Server: base package and extensions ===== |
- | The '' | + | The '' |
- | However, in 2011 many new features/ | + | However, in 2011 many new features/ |
- | One feature was an '' | + | One feature was an '' |
- | * [[wiki:x2go-repository-debian|Debian GNU/ | + | * [[wiki:repositories: |
- | * [[wiki:x2go-repository-ubuntu|Ubuntu GNU/Linux]] | + | * [[wiki:repositories: |
- | Also, **__if__** the remote server already has a //desktop environment// | + | Also, **__if__** the remote server already has a //desktop environment// |
- | This additional | + | This additional |
- | < | + | < |
$ sudo apt-get install x2goserver-xsession | $ sudo apt-get install x2goserver-xsession | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | **NOTE:** - this is a change from older versions of x2goserver installs where in previous versions the only requirement was to just execute | + | **NOTE:** - this is a change from older versions of '' |
- | x2goserver-xsession was introduced so that X2Go can be installed on Debian/ | + | '' |
- | ====== X2go's Server: What is it? What does it do? ====== | + | ===== X2Go's Server: What is it? What does it do? ===== |
- | The base '' | + | The base X2Go Server |
- | X2go server currently uses NXv3 based libraries and tools for the backend implementation of X2go (graphical compression & caching for low bandwidth connections). | + | X2Go server currently uses NXv3 based libraries and tools for the backend implementation of X2Go (graphical compression & caching for low bandwidth connections). |
- | The individual | + | The individual |
- | The latest status of the X2go server' | + | The latest status of the X2Go server' |
- | The latest status of the X2go server extension' | + | The latest status of the X2Go server extension' |
- | ====== X2go's Server: How it actually works ====== | + | ===== X2Go's Server: How it actually works ===== |
- | ===== Starting a New Session | + | ==== Starting a New Session ==== |
When starting a new session the script called '' | When starting a new session the script called '' | ||
- | - Find unique $DISPLAY number and unique session ID. This will insert a new session in the database. | + | - Find unique |
- Find free ports for sound, graphic, file sharing. After that the the database entry will get updated with these discovered values. | - Find free ports for sound, graphic, file sharing. After that the the database entry will get updated with these discovered values. | ||
- Start '' | - Start '' | ||
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CAVEAT for client implementations: | CAVEAT for client implementations: | ||
- | ===== Resuming a Session | + | ==== Resuming a Session ==== |
TODO... | TODO... | ||
- | ===== Suspending/ | + | ==== Suspending/ |
TODO... | TODO... | ||
- | ====== X2go's Server: Improving documentation... | + | ===== X2Go's Server: Improving documentation... ===== |
- | REQUEST TO X2go USERS: For the improvement of the X2go server manual pages we request everyone' | + | REQUEST TO X2Go USERS: For the improvement of the X2Go server manual pages we request everyone' |
Task: | Task: | ||
- | * recognize scripts that have to be available to clients (i.e. have to be in $PATH) -> $PREFIX/bin or $PREFIX/ | ||
- | * move other scripts to $PREFIX/ | ||
* improve manual page contents (what is the script for, what does it do, what values does it return, etc.) | * improve manual page contents (what is the script for, what does it do, what values does it return, etc.) | ||