
The only drawback to the free edition is that it will only allow two simultaneous connections. Why would you want to bother with such something like NoMachine NX? Simple, NoMachine offers the most dependable, configurable, user-friendly means of managing remote connections for the Linux desktop. Check out the download page for more information. There is a free version (which will be the version we discuss here) that has pre-compiled binaries for Red Hat flavors and Debian flavors as well as a source download. NoMachine NX is available for Linux in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. With this solution you can enjoy multi-session remote desktop environments with multi-media support, printing support, and file sharing. But what if you want a full-blown desktop? You could install a VNC or RDP server, or you could go all out with a complete remote desktop management solution like NoMachine NX. There are also more detailed instructions available at NoMachine Support.The ability to remotely log on to a Linux machine is usually fairly straight-forward: You install SSH and openssh-server and then tunnel X with the ssh command. The download page for the DEB file has instructions on how to install. When I clicked on the NX Client DEB, the GDebi Package Installer didn't start. Do NOT run computationally intensive programs on these servers. The NoMachine servers are a shared resource.
You will be connected to a Linux desktop environment on one of the NoMachine servers in CLAS. You are connecting to the correct server if the window shows this RSA fingerprint: 78:6f:5e:70:0b:1e:57:27:f2:7b:74:c7:84:f1:3a:19. The first time you connect, you'll be asked to verify the key fingerprint of the NoMachine server. Enter your HawkID in the "Login" field, enter your HawkID password in "Password" field, and then click Login:. Change the pulldown from KDE to GNOME and click Next:. Enter "CSG Linux Desktop" for the "Session" field and for the "Host" field and click Next:. Click Next on the initial NX Connection Wizard screen:. Select Applications > Internet > NX Client for Linux > NX Client for Linux:. Click Install Package, type in your password and the package will be installed.
You will be prompted to open the package with GDebi Package Installer, click OK. Select the NX Client DEB for Linux based on the architecture of your computer (use uname -m in a terminal i686 means you should download the i386 package). Download the NoMachine Client Software for Linux. NOTE: All managed machines already have the NoMachine client installed. To install the client, you must have permissions to install software on your Windows computer. This should only be necessary if the packaged client is not working for you. These instructions are only necessary if you have to configure the connection yourself.