Hosted Linux Desktop
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Going to take one of my CloudatCost servers and make it into a hosted desktop with a GUI. What tool should I use to connect to the GUI?
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Depends on your needs, but unless you need something really specific, X2Go.
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VNC and RDP are popular options too. But neither is as powerful as NX, which X2Go uses.
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Easy CentOS7 install?
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@Aaron-Studer said:
Easy CentOS7 install?
I've not used it there, since CentOS is really not ideal as a desktop. I've only done it on Mint. It was easy there.
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@scottalanmiller knowing what options C@C has, is there a better OS to be using?
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Looks like CentOS 7 has it in the EPEL. So it is this simple if you've set up the EPEL (also needed for Fail2Ban)...
yum install x2goserver -
@Aaron-Studer said:
@scottalanmiller knowing what options C@C has, is there a better OS to be using?
Ubuntu 14.04.2 switched to "normal" mode and updated to 14.10 would be the best option. Sadly there is no Fedora, OpenSuse or Mint options, all of which would be ideal for desktops.
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Ubuntu, of course, is nowhere near as easy as CentOS. As is the standard, Ubuntu is always a lot more work and less reliable.
To install add-apt-repository on Ubuntu 14.04:
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
Once add-apt-repository is installed, run these commands:sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession -
I'd think the performance wouldn't be too great with C@C
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@thecreativeone91 we will see
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What instance size are you using?
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Dev2
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Only 1GB of RAM for a desktop system? That's going to be seriously underpowered. Imagine using a local desktop with only 1GB of RAM! My seven year old machine has 6GB and that is underpowered. My laptop now is 16GB! I used more than 8GB on it all the time.
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My desktop has 192GB of ram. But when I have laptops I only have 2-6GB of ram and it works no problem. The macbook pro (latest version) I had was only 4GB. It depends on what you do. With a Linux machine just for general use I can get away with 2GB of ram locally. Remote systems always need more than local unless they are shell only though.
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I personally like centOS as a desktop over Ubuntu.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
My desktop has 192GB of ram. But when I have laptops I only have 2-6GB of ram and it works no problem. The macbook pro (latest version) I had was only 4GB. It depends on what you do. With a Linux machine just for general use I can get away with 2GB of ram locally. Remote systems always need more than local unless they are shell only though.
Shouldn't require more memory, but no less memory. There's nothing really extra going on to require more memory for remote. A tiny bit more CPU, but only tiny.
Lacking GPU, though, impacts you.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
My desktop has 192GB of ram. But when I have laptops I only have 2-6GB of ram and it works no problem. The macbook pro (latest version) I had was only 4GB. It depends on what you do. With a Linux machine just for general use I can get away with 2GB of ram locally. Remote systems always need more than local unless they are shell only though.
Shouldn't require more memory, but no less memory. There's nothing really extra going on to require more memory for remote. A tiny bit more CPU, but only tiny.
Lacking GPU, though, impacts you.
Depends on which method you use to remote in. VNC is the most lighweight but, it can give the worst experience too (hence why I've never liked SPICE).
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Also if you are using Ubuntu you might try using LXDE over GNOME on that setup.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
Depends on which method you use to remote in. VNC is the most lighweight but, it can give the worst experience too (hence why I've never liked SPICE).
X is the lightest since it is in use already and everything else is layered on top of it. If you use pure X you have no system impact, but the protocol is not efficient, hence NX's popularity.
