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'''X2Go''' is a client for the ] remote desktop protocol. As such, you can use it to remotely access the graphical desktop of a server or some other PC. The server package must be installed on a Linux server. Client packages can be run on Linux, Windows, or MacOS. '''X2Go''' is an implementation of ] remote desktop protocol, both client and server. As such, you can use it to remotely access (or provide access to) the graphical desktop of a server or some other PC. The server package must be installed on a Linux server. Client packages can be run on Linux, Windows, or MacOS.


It is ] software. The X2go project<ref></ref> has recently been adopted by the Fedora community, and featured for Fedora version F20.<ref></ref> It is ] software. The X2go project<ref></ref> has recently been adopted by the Fedora community, and featured for Fedora version F20.<ref></ref>

A good introduction and how-to can be found on the ArchLinux wiki.
<ref>{{cite web |title = ArchLinux HowTo |url =https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/X2Go}}</ref>

A tutorial is at <ref>{{cite web |title = UWaterloo tutorial | url = https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/student-support/x2go-tutorial}}</ref>

If you use LXDE/lubuntu then this howto is useful:<ref>{{cite web |title = launchpad page | url = https://launchpad.net/~x2go/+archive/stable}}</ref>


== Availability in OS distributions == == Availability in OS distributions ==

Revision as of 20:08, 14 June 2014

Original author(s)Oleksandr Shneyder
Developer(s)Mike Gabriel
Stable release4.0.0.8 / January 3, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-01-03)
Repository
Operating systemServer: Linux
Client: Linux, OS X, Windows
LicenseGPLv2+
Websitex2go.org

X2Go is an implementation of NX remote desktop protocol, both client and server. As such, you can use it to remotely access (or provide access to) the graphical desktop of a server or some other PC. The server package must be installed on a Linux server. Client packages can be run on Linux, Windows, or MacOS.

It is open source software. The X2go project has recently been adopted by the Fedora community, and featured for Fedora version F20.

Availability in OS distributions

X2Go is available in various operating systems such as

Debian, Ubuntu,

openSUSE,

Fedora,

Red Hat,

References

  1. X2go project
  2. Fedora 20 Changeset
  3. "X2Go for debian".
  4. "X2Go for Ubuntu".
  5. "X2Go for openSUSE".
  6. "X2Go for Fedora".
  7. "X2Go for Red Hat".
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