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- | It it similar to **No Machine NX3** | + | For the graphical part of remote desktop sessions, X2Go uses [[http:// |
- | Like NX3, it supports the following | + | |
+ | === Basic features | ||
* Graphical [[https:// | * Graphical [[https:// | ||
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* Support for as many simultaneous users as the computer' | * Support for as many simultaneous users as the computer' | ||
* Traffic is securely tunneled over SSH | * Traffic is securely tunneled over SSH | ||
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- | === Changes / improvements over NX3 === | ||
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* File Sharing from client to server | * File Sharing from client to server | ||
* Printer Sharing from client to server | * Printer Sharing from client to server | ||
* Easily select from multiple desktop environments (e.g., MATE, GNOME, KDE) | * Easily select from multiple desktop environments (e.g., MATE, GNOME, KDE) | ||
- | * //remote | + | * //Remote |
* The ability to access single applications by specifying the name of the desired executable in the client configuration or selecting one of the pre-defined common applications | * The ability to access single applications by specifying the name of the desired executable in the client configuration or selecting one of the pre-defined common applications | ||
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- | * Improved integration of '' | + | === Changes compared to NX3 === |
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+ | * Improved integration of '' | ||
* No special proxy user (nx) account is required with X2Go | * No special proxy user (nx) account is required with X2Go | ||
- | === Advanced features | + | === Advanced features |
- | * [[wiki: | + | * [[wiki: |
- | * The ability to access a Windows computer that supports RDP via [[wiki: | + | * The ability to access a Windows computer that supports RDP via [[wiki: |
- | * The Linux X2Go client can also serve as a graphical front-end to rdesktop/ | + | * The Linux X2Go client can also serve as a graphical front-end to a client-side |
- | * A [[wiki: | + | * X2Go Servers can provide XDCMP Query Hosts over low bandwidths. |
- | * A [[wiki: | + | * A [[wiki: |
+ | * A [[wiki: | ||
See [[wiki: | See [[wiki: | ||
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== X2Go Client == | == X2Go Client == | ||
- | This is what the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/ | + | The X2Go Client |
== X2Go Server == | == X2Go Server == | ||
- | The machine that runs the X2Go server would be called the //remote machine//. | + | The machine that runs the X2Go server would be called the //remote machine// |
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- | The X11 applications that run on the X2Go Server (e.g., Firefox, Xterm) would be called //X11 clients// | + | |
===== Installation and Use ==== | ===== Installation and Use ==== | ||
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== X2Go Server == | == X2Go Server == | ||
- | Installation normally consists of adding the X2Go repository for your Linux distro, and then installing the packages. Instructions are [[doc: | + | Installation normally consists of adding the X2Go repository for your Linux distro, and then installing the packages. Instructions are [[doc: |
If your Linux distro is not listed on that page, see [[wiki: | If your Linux distro is not listed on that page, see [[wiki: | ||
- | Once installed, there is no service | + | Once installed, there is only a tiny service that needs to run in the background. That daemon is a post-session clean-up daemon, but it is not required to launch X2Go sessions. Connections are handled through the Linux distro' |
== X2Go Client == | == X2Go Client == | ||
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== Getting Help == | == Getting Help == | ||
- | Community support is available over [[contact: | + | Community support |
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+ | Community support in German is available on the [[http:// | ||
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+ | [[doc: | ||
+ | ===== Screenshots ===== | ||
+ | {{: |