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    Has Anyone Evaluated Windows vs Linux Desktops

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    • dafyreD
      dafyre
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      I like your write-up on X2Go. That seems a viable replacement for RDP / Terminal Services -- even running in a VM.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        Thanks. We are starting to roll it out more and more now that the team has discovered how effective it is.

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        • dafyreD
          dafyre @scottalanmiller
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          @scottalanmiller I've been looking for a good Terminal Services equivalent on Linux for a long time. I don't know how long X2go has been around, but I'm glad you found it, lol.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            X2Go is relatively new. But NX is old. I feel like we've been using both official NoMachine NX as well as FreeNX for a decade. And 2X, who competes with NX, was a member of SpiceCorps DFW.

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            • dafyreD
              dafyre @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller I've usd the Android 2X RDP app a few times. It's not to terribly bad.

              Slightly same subject... are there any X2Go clients available for Android?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                X2Go is just NX. So any NX client would work.

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                • stacksofplatesS
                  stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  X2Go is just NX. So any NX client would work.

                  So what's the functional difference between NX and X11 forwarding?

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                    @johnhooks said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    X2Go is just NX. So any NX client would work.

                    So what's the functional difference between NX and X11 forwarding?

                    Compression. One is an uncompressed protocol, the other is highly compressed.

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                    • stacksofplatesS
                      stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      @johnhooks said:

                      @scottalanmiller said:

                      X2Go is just NX. So any NX client would work.

                      So what's the functional difference between NX and X11 forwarding?

                      Compression. One is an uncompressed protocol, the other is highly compressed.

                      Is it more than if you use the -X with forwarding?

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                      • dafyreD
                        dafyre @stacksofplates
                        last edited by

                        @johnhooks Another is that NX will support disconnected sessions and resume them when you connect back (much like MS Terminal Services / RDSH).

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                          @johnhooks said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          @johnhooks said:

                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          X2Go is just NX. So any NX client would work.

                          So what's the functional difference between NX and X11 forwarding?

                          Compression. One is an uncompressed protocol, the other is highly compressed.

                          Is it more than if you use the -X with forwarding?

                          Yes, quite a lot more I believe.

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates @dafyre
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                            @dafyre said:

                            @johnhooks Another is that NX will support disconnected sessions and resume them when you connect back (much like MS Terminal Services / RDSH).

                            That's something I should have put together myself, but I'm too stupid to see lol.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              NX also does things like tunneling VNC and RDP too.

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                              • brianlittlejohnB
                                brianlittlejohn
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                                On this subject, what about a linux app that will work with Windows RemoteAPP? Any recomendations?

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @brianlittlejohn
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                                  @brianlittlejohn said:

                                  On this subject, what about a linux app that will work with Windows RemoteAPP? Any recomendations?

                                  Haven't tried but how does FreeRDP work?

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                                  • brianlittlejohnB
                                    brianlittlejohn @scottalanmiller
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                                    @scottalanmiller I'll have to try it on my VM when I get a chance to restart my computer...Oracle Vbox is being annoying, machines won't start except for right after a reboot of the host OS. Haven't figured out where the issue is yet.

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