The name PyHoca is a word play combining two powerful entities: Python and Phoca (mascot of X2go, Latin species name for seals).

PyHoca-GUI is a client implementation for X2go using the project's Python API (module) Python-X2go. PyHoca-GUI uses wxPython for rendering graphical desktop elements (menus, dialog boxes etc.).

PyHoca-GUI is designed as a very minimal GUI that behaves very similar to GNOME's network manager applet (nm-applet). It appears as a small Phoca icon (a little seal) that docks to your systray panel (also called notification area) and allows you to manage multiple X2go sessions simultaneously.

PyHoca-GUI has a man page. For a GUI there are quite some command line options to choose from.

On your GNU/Linux system execute

   $ man pyhoca-gui

An always up-to-date html version of the pyhoca-gui man page can be be retrieved from the X2go Git repository: man pyhoca-gui.

To start PyHoca-GUI left-click on the icon then choose Authenticate X2go Server to be presented with any existing session profile.

PyHoca-GUI uses the same configuration files as an x2goclient. Thus PyHoca-GUI should work out of the box for most setups and user profiles on a System with a working x2goclient configuration.

PyHoca-GUI will appear on the Screen as a small Icon that docks into your systray (as the Gnome applet for Network Manager does).

Find this Icon. It is the 'accelerated' X from X2go in Ubuntu-like colors).

Note: not ordered by development priority

To be added:

• Embedded menu extension for PyHoca-GUI (Client retrieves a menu tree from a Server and allows the User to start remote 'rootless' Applications from a GUI menu).

• Unity Desktop support to be added to PyHoca-GUI.

• Implement VcXsrv on Windows as a replacement for xming.

For further info, please consult the README.WindowsInstaller in the same folder.