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Installing the Qt-based X2Go Client

MS Windows

Quick

Detailed

Download latest x2goclient for Windows and install. Administrator rights required for a normal install.

Older versions are still available.

:!: Versions prior to 3.99.0.2 may have problems connecting to x2goserver if an antivirus product is installed on the client (even if it is disabled/inactive). If you cannot use 3.99.0.2 or later, try using version 3.01-13.

The Windows installer is based on Nullsoft and thus can be called with “/S” (case-sensitive) to perform a silent installation.
To install X2Go Client without admin rights (and without a start menu entry or an entry in “add/remove programs”):
  1. Open the X2Go Client setup.exe in an archive manager such as 7-zip.
  2. Extract all the contents to a new folder of your choosing. Let's assume this folder is called “x2goclient”.
  3. Move the “pulse” and “VcXsrv” folders from under x2goclient\$_OUTDIR\ to directly under x2goclient\ .
  4. Delete the x2goclient\$PLUGINSDIR\ folder and the x2goclient\$_OUTDIR\ folder.
  5. Once finished, your main folder should have dozens of files directly in it, the “pulse” subfolder, and the “VcXsrv” subfolder.

OS X

Xquartz (required by X2Go Client)

:!: The X2Go OS X client uses the OS X X11 server which can be obtained from here.

  • The X11 server must be configured to accept remote sessions in its preferences.
  • One must also enable a root screen in X11 preferences if one wants truly full screen view in X2Go.
  • After installation of XQuartz, the user has to log off and log on again.
  • Read further hints here

:!: To make clipboard copy and paste - ⌘+V work normally use this one command:

echo "*VT100.translations: #override Meta <KeyPress> V: insert-selection(PRIMARY, CUT_BUFFER0) \n" > ~/.Xdefaults 

X2Go Client

Download the appropriate disk image from Download X2Go for OS X™.

If there are multiple options, choose the one closest to your current operating system's version number. Do not try to use a build that is targeted at a higher OS X version number then you currently have.

Afterwards, open the disk image and “install” x2goclient.app as you would any other App Bundle by dragging it into /Applications/.

System Preferences Config

:!: To use print, local media sharing, and sound, one must also enable Remote Login in the System Preferences.

Ubuntu / Debian

Quick

X2Go Client is part of Ubuntu 12.04 & later, as well as Debian Wheezy (7.0) & later. Install it using the software center or by following command:

apt-get install x2goclient

Detailed

The x2goclient package will install x2goclient on your GNU/Linux system and will make sure, that every needed package will be installed as dependency.

aptitude install x2goclient

You can now start X2Go Client by typing x2goclient at the command-line or you'll find it inside the “Internet” section of your menu inside your graphical desktop environment.

If your version does not include X2Go or you want to try that latest builds (it always takes some time until a new version arrives in the official repositories) you can add our repositories:

Raspbian

Quick

X2Go Client is part of Raspbian Wheezy (7.0) & later. Install it using the software center or by following command:

apt-get install x2goclient

Detailed

The x2goclient package will install x2goclient on your GNU/Linux system and will make sure, that every needed package will be installed as dependency.

aptitude install x2goclient

You can now start X2Go Client by typing x2goclient at the command-line or you'll find it inside the “Internet” section of your menu inside your graphical desktop environment.

If your version does not include X2Go or you want to try that latest builds (it always takes some time until a new version arrives in the official repositories) you can add our repositories:

Fedora

X2Go Client is part of Fedora 19 and later. Install it using the software installer or the following command:

yum install x2goclient

Redhat

You need to add our or the official EPEL repository:

* X2Go Packages for Redhat Enterprise Linux and Derivatives

Slackware

SlackBuilds for x2goclient are available on SlackBuilds.org:

* https://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=x2goclient

FreeBSD

X2Go Client is available via FreshPorts:

* http://www.freshports.org/net/x2goclient/

GNU/Linux with installation from source tarball

The sources of this X2Go component are available as source tarballs.

doc/installation/x2goclient.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/19 23:59 by gratuxri