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==== Desktop Environment Compatibility ==== | ==== Desktop Environment Compatibility ==== | ||
+ | === Explanation === | ||
+ | X2Go's "X Server" | ||
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+ | As of version 3.5.0.x, nxagent is forked from the X.org 6.9 codebase (from 2005.) Therefore, there are 4 reasons why certain modern " | ||
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+ | * The desktop environment requires the X11 extension " | ||
+ | * The desktop environment requires a newer version of the X11 extension " | ||
+ | * The desktop environment requires a newer version of the X11 extension " | ||
+ | * The desktop environment checks for a specific physical graphics driver, but nxagent doesn' | ||
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+ | Ultimately, addressing issues #1 and #2 requires a lot of work. Solutions are discussed [[wiki: | ||
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+ | It is recommended to switch to using a compatible desktop environment if your desktop environment is listed below as incompatible. | ||
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=== Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required === | === Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required === | ||
- | == KDE == | + | - LXDE (not LXQt) |
- | == LXDE == | + | |
- | == XFCE == | + | |
- | == MATE == | + | |
- | === Always Compatible | + | <note tip>MATE (the fork of GNOME2) is not included with certain distros, such as Ubuntu 12.04 and Ubuntu 14.04. You can however install it from http:// |
- | ==IceWM== | + | |
+ | <note important> | ||
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+ | === Always Compatible, but Trivial Workarounds Required | ||
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In X2Go Client, you must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: icewm-session | In X2Go Client, you must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: icewm-session | ||
- | ==OpenBox== | + | * OpenBox |
In X2Go Client, You must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: openbox-session | In X2Go Client, You must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: openbox-session | ||
=== Compatibility and Workarounds depend on what version === | === Compatibility and Workarounds depend on what version === | ||
== GNOME == | == GNOME == | ||
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+ | * GNOME 3.12 and later: TBD, but probably not compatible. Using GNOME 3.12 and later with X2Go is not recommended. | ||
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+ | <note important> | ||
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+ | == KDE == | ||
+ | * KDE 3: Compatible and no workaround required | ||
+ | * KDE 4: Compatible and no workaround required | ||
+ | * KDE 5: Incompatible due to plasmashell requiring GLX 1.3 | ||
== UNITY == | == UNITY == | ||
- Ubuntu 12.04: Compatible, as long as package " | - Ubuntu 12.04: Compatible, as long as package " | ||
- | - Ubuntu 12.10 and later (included | + | - Ubuntu 12.10 and later (including |
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+ | == Cinnamon == | ||
+ | - Cinnamon 1.4 (Linux Mint 13 " | ||
+ | - Cinnamon 2.2 (Linux Mint 17 " | ||
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+ | Compatibility issues with Cinnamon are being tracked in bug [[http:// | ||
+ | === Incompatible === | ||
+ | - LXQt due to [[http:// | ||
+ | === Compatibility and Workarounds TBD === | ||
+ | == Enlightenment == | ||
+ | - E17 (Bodhi Linux 24.0, " | ||
+ | In X2Go Client, You must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: / | ||
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+ | However, bug [[http:// |