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doc:de-compat [2015/03/25 12:30]
mikedep333 typo fix
doc:de-compat [2017/08/13 12:13]
stefanbaur [Compatibility and Workarounds depend on what version] updated KDE 5 info
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-==== Desktop Environment Compatibility ====+===== Desktop Environment Compatibility =====
  
 <note>This page is about compatibility with X2Go Server, not with X2Go Client (or PyHoca-GUI or PyHoca-CLI.) <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> X2Go Client should be able to run under any and every X11-based desktop environment. Wayland-based desktop environments need testing.</note>
  
-=== 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.
  
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 It is recommended to switch to using a compatible desktop environment if your desktop environment is listed below as incompatible. It is recommended to switch to using a compatible desktop environment if your desktop environment is listed below as incompatible.
  
-=== Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required ===+==== Always Compatible and no Workarounds Required ====
   - LXDE (not LXQt)   - LXDE (not LXQt)
   - XFCE   - XFCE
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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>
  
-=== Always Compatible, but Trivial Workarounds Required ===+==== Always Compatible, but Trivial Workarounds Required ====
   * IceWM   * IceWM
 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
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 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 ===
   * GNOME 2: Compatible and no workaround required   * GNOME 2: Compatible and no workaround required
   * GNOME 3.0 through 3.6: "GNOME Fallback Mode" must be installed. This is included with most, if not all distros.   * GNOME 3.0 through 3.6: "GNOME Fallback Mode" must be installed. This is included with most, if not all distros.
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 <note important>GNOME Classic Mode is not the same as GNOME fallback mode or GNOME Flashback mode. GNOME Classic Mode is not compatible with X2Go.</note> <note important>GNOME Classic Mode is not the same as GNOME fallback mode or GNOME Flashback mode. GNOME Classic Mode is not compatible with X2Go.</note>
 +<note important>We might be able to support Gnome 3.14, especially for RHEL7/EPEL7, given enough $$$ and round tuits (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/round_tuit), but support for newer versions seems doubtful, due to certain design decisions made by the Gnome developers.</note>
  
-== KDE ==+=== KDE ===
   * KDE 3: Compatible and no workaround required    * KDE 3: Compatible and no workaround required 
   * KDE 4: Compatible and no workaround required    * KDE 4: Compatible and no workaround required 
-  * KDE 5: Incompatible due to plasmashell requiring GLX 1.3+  * KDE 5: <del>Incompatible due to plasmashell requiring GLX 1.3</del> We have received several reports that KDE 5 now works with X2Go, even though it takes a long time to initialize the session. If you're interested in running KDE 5 via X2Go and run into issues, please join the X2Go-User Mailing List or, if you are certain you've found a bug, subscribe to X2Go-Dev and file a bug report.
  
  
-== UNITY ==+=== UNITY ===
   - Ubuntu 12.04: Compatible, as long as package "unity-2d" is installed. By default with "Ubuntu Desktop", it is.   - Ubuntu 12.04: Compatible, as long as package "unity-2d" is installed. By default with "Ubuntu Desktop", it is.
   - Ubuntu 12.10 and later (including 14.04): Not compatible   - Ubuntu 12.10 and later (including 14.04): Not compatible
  
-== Cinnamon ==+=== Cinnamon ===
   - Cinnamon 1.4 (Linux Mint 13 "Maya"): Compatible, you must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: gnome-session-cinnamon   - Cinnamon 1.4 (Linux Mint 13 "Maya"): Compatible, you must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: gnome-session-cinnamon
   - Cinnamon 2.2 (Linux Mint 17 "Qiana"): Not compatible. Cinnamon reverts to "fallback mode", which is not as good as regular "cinnamon" nor "cinnamon2d". If you wish try try it in anyway, specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: cinnamon-session-cinnamon2d   - Cinnamon 2.2 (Linux Mint 17 "Qiana"): Not compatible. Cinnamon reverts to "fallback mode", which is not as good as regular "cinnamon" nor "cinnamon2d". If you wish try try it in anyway, specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: cinnamon-session-cinnamon2d
  
 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 ===+==== Incompatible ====
   - LXQt due to [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=637|Qt5 incompatibility]]   - 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 ===
   - E17 (Bodhi Linux 24.0, "enlightenment" package version: 20130818-1)   - E17 (Bodhi Linux 24.0, "enlightenment" package version: 20130818-1)
 In X2Go Client, You must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: /usr/bin/enlightenment_start In X2Go Client, You must specify the Session Type as: Custom Desktop: /usr/bin/enlightenment_start
  
 However, bug [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555|555]] (Windows cannot be moved by dragging) was encountered, and not much testing has been done. However, bug [[http://bugs.x2go.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=555|555]] (Windows cannot be moved by dragging) was encountered, and not much testing has been done.
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