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stefanbaur apt replaces apt-get 		doc:howto:nx-libs-betatesting [2020/01/14 16:46]
stefanbaur [Installation Instructions] Added an error-check for /etc/os-release
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 From time to time, Arctica will bundle up a release (see e.g. the announcement here: https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/52), but they provide nightly builds as well: https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/20. From time to time, Arctica will bundle up a release (see e.g. the announcement here: https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/52), but they provide nightly builds as well: https://sunweavers.net/blog/node/20.
  
-It is possible to "pimp" X2Go with these newer NX-Libs, though we strongly advise against doing so on a production server.+X2Go bases its NX-Libraries releases on Arctica's release versions, similar to how Debian prefers "stable and well-tested" over "bleeding edge".  
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 +It is possible to "pimp" X2Go with Arctica's NX-Libs, though we strongly advise against doing so on a production server.
  
 Please, try this on a test server, not on your production machine, and always make a backup copy before installing/upgrading. Please, try this on a test server, not on your production machine, and always make a backup copy before installing/upgrading.
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 fi fi
  
-. /etc/os-release+if [ -f /etc/os-release ] ; then 
 + . /etc/os-release 
 +else 
 + echo '/etc/os-release not found. Unable to detect distribution.' 
 + exit 1 
 +fi
  
 if [ 'debian' != "$ID" ] && [ "ubuntu" != "$ID" ]; then if [ 'debian' != "$ID" ] && [ "ubuntu" != "$ID" ]; then
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-<note important>When your first session is up and running check the following on the server:+<note important>When your first session is up and running, check the following on the server:
   - ''ps u -C x2goagent'' (identify the pid of your session's x2goagent)   - ''ps u -C x2goagent'' (identify the pid of your session's x2goagent)
   - ''grep -e libX11 -e libNX_X11 /proc/<pid>/maps''   - ''grep -e libX11 -e libNX_X11 /proc/<pid>/maps''
  
 This should only show libraries from the nx installation directory, not from the system.</note> This should only show libraries from the nx installation directory, not from the system.</note>
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 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
 Please follow the instructions listed at [[wiki:bugs#reporting_bugs|Reporting Bugs]].  Do subscribe to the X2Go-Dev Mailing List beforehand, please (instructions on how to do that are linked within that page). Please follow the instructions listed at [[wiki:bugs#reporting_bugs|Reporting Bugs]].  Do subscribe to the X2Go-Dev Mailing List beforehand, please (instructions on how to do that are linked within that page).
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 Also, when reporting a bug, please indicate which repositories you were using, and the X2Go/NX/Arctica-related package versions you have installed. Also, when reporting a bug, please indicate which repositories you were using, and the X2Go/NX/Arctica-related package versions you have installed.
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-===== Credits =====  
-Most of the content of the initial revision of this page stems from an E-Mail by Walid Moghrabi, with some additional remarks by Ulrich Sibiller. 
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