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- | ====== New to X2Go? Start here!!! ====== | + | ====== New to X2Go? Start here! ====== |
+ | ===== Overview ===== | ||
- | X2GO is for having | + | X2Go enables you to access |
+ | X2Go is a // | ||
- | It is some how like **No Machine** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_technology | + | With X2Go, you can access Linux computers. The Linux computer you are accessing |
+ | You can connect from a computer running Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. This computer is the //X2Go Client//. | ||
- | === Changes | + | Multiple users/clients can access a single X2Go Server at the same time, with each user/client having an individual Desktop session by default - however, Desktop sharing (Remote Assistance) is possible, too (see below). |
- | * Also Microsoft Windows support | + | For the graphical part of remote desktop sessions, X2Go uses [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NX_technology|No Machine NX3 technology]] under the hood. |
- | * written with //remote support// in mind | + | |
- | * better ingration of '' | + | |
- | ===== Termology ===== | + | === Basic features of X2Go === |
- | == Client == | + | * Graphical [[https:// |
+ | * The ability to disconnect and reconnect to a session, even from another client | ||
+ | * Support for sound | ||
+ | * Support for as many simultaneous users as the computer' | ||
+ | * Traffic is securely tunneled over SSH | ||
+ | * File Sharing from client to server | ||
+ | * Printer Sharing from client to server | ||
+ | * Easily select from multiple desktop environments (e.g., MATE, GNOME, KDE) | ||
+ | * //Remote support// possible via [[http:// | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
- | This is what X-Window system calls //display server// | + | === Changes compared to NX3 === |
- | < | + | * Improved support for sound via Pulseaudio |
+ | * Improved integration of '' | ||
+ | * No special proxy user (nx) account is required with X2Go | ||
- | == Help == | + | === Advanced features of X2Go === |
+ | * [[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 a client-side rdesktop/ | ||
+ | * X2Go Servers can provide XDCMP Query Hosts over low bandwidths. | ||
+ | * A [[wiki: | ||
+ | * A [[wiki: | ||
- | Please provide | + | See [[wiki: |
+ | ===== Terminology compared to standard X11 ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | == X2Go Client == | ||
+ | |||
+ | The X2Go Client is the application that allows one to connect to a remote server and display a graphical desktop / application on the client machine. X2Go Client requires a local X11 server to display the remote sessions. On MS Windows such an X11 server is shipped with X2Go Client. On Linux, the client part of X2Go uses the local Xorg server, on Mac OS X, the XQuartz X11 server needs to be installed as an extra component. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == X2Go Server == | ||
+ | |||
+ | The machine that runs the X2Go server would be called the //remote machine//. Applications / session are started on this remote machine and the applications transfer their windows / desktops to the client. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Installation and Use ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | == X2Go Server == | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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: | ||
+ | |||
+ | 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 is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and many Linux distros. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Follow the instructions [[doc: | ||
+ | |||
+ | If your Linux distro is not listed on that page, see this [[wiki: | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Setting up an initial connection == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Launch X2Go Client and define a //session// with at least the following settings: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Session Name | ||
+ | * Host/ (hostname or IP address) | ||
+ | * Session type (e.g. " | ||
+ | |||
+ | You can then enter your username and password and connect to the X2Go server. | ||
+ | Advanced authentication methods (SSH keys, GSSAPI/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Getting Help == | ||
+ | |||
+ | Community support in English is available over [[contact: | ||
+ | |||
+ | Community support in German is available on the [[http:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[doc: | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Screenshots ===== | ||
+ | {{: |