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| + | The setup is very simple. Basically you need the hostname th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de and your Login name and Password. | ||
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| + | If you use ssh-keys for login without passwords you have to check ''try auto login'' or provide the path to your private RSA/DSA key if if it is not located in standard directory (.ssh in Linux). | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 7 June 2011
X2GO provides full remote access to your Linux desktop at the ITP. There are clients for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
Installing the client
Windows / MacOS
Navigate to the X2GO download page, download and install the program on your computer.
Using Windows 7 the system may ask if the program is correctly install. Just say yes.
Ubuntu Linux
X2GO is not yet part of the distribution, but there is a PPA repository which provides installable packages. Enter the following command in the shell.
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable $ sudo aptitude update $ sudo aptitude install x2goclient
Instructions for other distributions can be found in the x2go-Wiki: http://wiki.x2go.org/installation.
Setup
The setup is very simple. Basically you need the hostname th.physik.uni-frankfurt.de and your Login name and Password.
If you use ssh-keys for login without passwords you have to check try auto login or provide the path to your private RSA/DSA key if if it is not located in standard directory (.ssh in Linux).
