Installing X2Go on Linux Mint 17.1

scottalanmiller

Getting X2Go, the modern open source implementation of the NX3 protocol, no Linux Mint is pretty easy. Unfortunately Cinnamon is not supported on X2Go (and apparently not on RDP either) so we are stuck using the fallback Gnome desktop for remote use, for now.

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install x2goserver
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback

That's it, you should have access to NX now via an NX client.

scottalanmiller

I recommend installing LXDE as Cinnamon is not available at this time. LXDE works wonderfully.

http://mangolassi.it/topic/3243/installing-lxde-on-linux-mint-17-1

dafyre

My turn to raise the dead... but the same instructions work flawlessly on Mint 17.3

gjacobse

@dafyre

I would wager that anything along that build should work.

Alex Sage

Does Cinnmon work any better yet?

dafyre

@anonymous said:

Does Cinnmon work any better yet?

I'm still using the Mate desktop on mine.

scottalanmiller

@anonymous said:

Does Cinnmon work any better yet?

Shouldn't, it needs a GPU. Stick with Mate, LXDE, XFCE, etc.

travisdh1

necro start
Installing this today, gnome-session-fallback is now gnome-session-flashback.
necro end

gjacobse

circling back around to this,... X2Go has been working great for me over the last nine or so months. Better since rebuilding my Win10 box.

I have a LM 17.1 running as the server to use for Pandora and just toying around with LM. But I always had a monitor on it so that I was able to sign in, and then connect using X2go.

Now, I've lost a monitor and after rebooting the LM17.1 box (using it as a UPS monitor), I no longer can access it as I was. I was able to sign in, but it used my local desktop sound, I don't want that.

I need to be able to use the remote PCs sound, as it's close enough to listen to, but not so that it interferes with my local SKYPE or phone sounds....

Thoughts?

scottalanmiller

So LM is the remote machine?

gjacobse

@scottalanmiller said in Installing X2Go on Linux Mint 17.1:

So LM is the remote machine?

Yes, LM is the remote and 'X2go server'

scottalanmiller

So what has changed? X2Go client configuration?

gjacobse

I suppose the 'normal operation'.

Previously I had a keyboard/mouse/monitor on that computer. Now it is 'headless'. However I need to log in as local (console) so that I use that desktops sound/speakers.

If I use XFCE I use my local sound/speakers.

scottalanmiller

gjacobse

gjacobse

the Client side is running Windows 10 as the host application (have not gone back to install Linux yet). so am using the Windows X2Go client

Dashrender

How about making the LM box auto logon upon reboot. This will ensure desktop:0 is always running, then when you X2Go into it, you'll be a secondary connection, and your should should come from your desired location.

gjacobse

@Dashrender said in Installing X2Go on Linux Mint 17.1:

How about making the LM box auto logon upon reboot. This will ensure desktop:0 is always running, then when you X2Go into it, you'll be a secondary connection, and your should should come from your desired location.

I suppose one could.

For the now, I'm using the dying monitor to sign in with. it'll work long enough to sign in before the video goes out on it.