X2Go is open source software that functions as a remote desktop server on Linux-based operating systems. The X2Go server is only available for Linux, but the X2Go client is available for Linux, Windows, macOS, and FreeBSD.
*X2Go basic features*
· Graphical Remote Desktop that works well over both low bandwidth and high bandwidth connections · The ability to disconnect and reconnect to a session, even from another client · Support for sound · Support for as many simultaneous users as the computer’s resources will support (NX3 free edition limited you to 2.) · Traffic is securely tunneled over SSH · File Sharing from client to server · Printer Sharing from client to server · Easily select from multiple desktop environments (e.g., MATE, GNOME, KDE) · Remote support possible via Desktop Sharing · The ability to access single applications by specifying the name of the desired executable in the client configuration or selecting one of the pre-defined common applications
*Install Desktop Environment*
Install the desktop environment first on Ubuntu Server 20.04. The desktop environment used is XFCE.
Install *xfce4* and all required dependency packages:
[INPUT]1 apt install xubuntu-core
Select *lightdm* for the display manager:
Default display manager
*Install X2Go Server*
Install X2Go server on Ubuntu Server 20.04. X2Go is available in the default repositories Ubuntu 20.04, so there’s no need to add a repository anymore.
Install X2Go server:
[INPUT]1 apt install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession
*Create User*
Create a new user on the server because there are no other users besides the root user.
Create a new user with the name *musaamin*:
[INPUT]1 adduser musaamin
Enter user musaamin into *group sudo* to be able to run sudo commands.
[INPUT]1 usermod -aG sudo musaamin
*Install X2Go Client*
Install X2Go client on Ubuntu Desktop 20.04:
[INPUT]1 sudo apt install x2goclient
*Connect to X2Go Server*
Run the X2Go client application, a window will open to create a session, or click the menu *Session-> New session*.
Enters:
· *Session name* · *Host*, server IP address · *Login*, username · *SSH port*, SSH port number, default 22 · *Use RSA/DSA key for ssh connection*, private key file path if login using private key · *Session type*, select XFCE
Then click *OK*.
Session preferences
Double click on the session name to connect to the server.
X2Go Client
The X2Go client is successfully connected to the X2Go server.
X2Go session connected
Good luck ð
