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 ==== Desktop Environment Compatibility ==== ==== Desktop Environment Compatibility ====
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 +<note>This page is about compatibility with X2Go Server, not with X2Go Client (or PyHoca-GUI or PyHoca-CLI.)
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 +X2Go Client should be able to run under any and every X11-based desktop environment. Wayland-based desktop environments need testing.</note>
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 === Explanation === === Explanation ===
 X2Go's "X Server" is called "nxagent". It is part of the nx-libs package. X2Go's "X Server" is called "nxagent". It is part of the nx-libs package.
  
-As of version 3.5.0.x, nxagent is forked from the X.org 6.9 codebase (from 2005.) Therefore, there are 3 reasons why certain modern "3d-ish" desktops are incompatible with nxagent, and threfore X2Go.+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 "3d-ish" desktops are incompatible with nxagent, and therefore X2Go.
  
   * The desktop environment requires the X11 extension "Xcomposite", which nxagent 3.5.0.x and X.org 6.9 do not support.   * The desktop environment requires the X11 extension "Xcomposite", which nxagent 3.5.0.x and X.org 6.9 do not support.
   * The desktop environment requires a newer version of the X11 extension "GLX" (OpenGL) than nxagent 3.5.0.x and X.org 6.9 provide (version 1.2).   * The desktop environment requires a newer version of the X11 extension "GLX" (OpenGL) than nxagent 3.5.0.x and X.org 6.9 provide (version 1.2).
 +  * The desktop environment requires a newer version of the X11 extension "XRANDR" than nxagent 3.5.0.x provides (version 1.2).
   * The desktop environment checks for a specific physical graphics driver, but nxagent doesn't use physical graphics adapters/drivers.   * The desktop environment checks for a specific physical graphics driver, but nxagent doesn't use physical graphics adapters/drivers.
  
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 === Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required === === Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required ===
-  - LXDE+  - LXDE (not LXQt)
   - XFCE   - XFCE
   - MATE   - MATE
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 <note important>Ubuntu 14.04 includes some MATE packages, but not enough of them to provide the MATE desktop environment. See the above note about installing MATE on Ubuntu 14.04.</note> <note important>Ubuntu 14.04 includes some MATE packages, but not enough of them to provide the MATE desktop environment. See the above note about installing MATE on Ubuntu 14.04.</note>
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-<note>KDE Plasma 5 was released on 2014-07-15 and needs to be tested</note> 
  
 === Always Compatible, but Trivial Workarounds Required === === Always Compatible, but Trivial Workarounds Required ===
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 Compatibility issues with Cinnamon are being tracked in bug [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=150|150]] Compatibility issues with Cinnamon are being tracked in bug [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=150|150]]
 +=== Incompatible ===
 +  - LXQt due to [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637|Qt5 incompatibility]]
 === Compatibility and Workarounds TBD === === Compatibility and Workarounds TBD ===
 == Enlightenment == == Enlightenment ==
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