Howto remote desktop linux

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x2go

fix errors with sqlite:

chown root:x2gouser /usr/lib/x2go/libx2go-server-db-sqlite3-wrapper
x2godbadmin --createdb
chmod g+s /usr/lib/x2go/libx2go-server-db-sqlite3-wrapper

nomachine

install nomachine on archlinux:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
cd yay
makepkg -si

install nomachine:

yay -S nomachine

edit file "/usr/NX/etc/server.cfg", set "StartNXDaemon" to "Automatic":

StartNXDaemon Automatic

then restart nxserver service:

systemctl restart nxserver

from your desktop computer or another computer install nomachine client:

  • for windows:
https://download.nomachine.com/download/8.8/Windows/nomachine_8.8.1_1.exe
  • for mac:
https://download.nomachine.com/download/8.8/MacOSX/nomachine_8.8.1_1.dmg
  • for linux .rpm:
https://download.nomachine.com/download/8.8/Linux/nomachine_8.8.1_1_x86_64.rpm
  • for linux .deb:
https://download.nomachine.com/download/8.8/Linux/nomachine_8.8.1_1_amd64.deb

to fix nxplayer for linux crashing when connecting to another machine edit this key in $HOME/.nx/config/player.cfg:

<option key="Enable hardware accelerated decoding" value="disabled" />

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