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Idea #6193: Complete FreeNX Support and Integration



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Written by batonac the 31 Mar 08 at 22:52. Category: System. Status: New
Description
It's time for Ubuntu to get on the ball with FreeNX. FreeNX is an extremely fast and powerful screen sharing server which far surpasses any similar technology Ubuntu currently ships with.

FreeNX allows for super fast remote sessions, even over dial-up connections. FreeNX has tightly-integrated printer, file, and audio sharing. FreeNX is so light on bandwidth that it would allow for fast LTSP clients even over wireless bridges.

NX was designed with remote users in mind. It's not a technology developed for occasional remote computer desktop access. It built for everyday use.

Ubuntu should completely support and integrate this technology by the following:
1. Include it in the software repositories. (ensure that it works with all Ubuntu variations and all NX clients)
2. Set FreeNX as the default remote desktop server. (develop ability to connect to existing sessions first)
3. Integrate NX connection abilities into whatever remote desktop client is set by default.
4. Replace XDMCP with FreeNX server/client in LTSP. (see http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/5848/)
5? Creating an "access my pc from anywhere in the world" service using FreeNX.

Keywords: Dynamic remote desktop feature, SSH, X11, VNC, Free NX, XEPHYR


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bug Bug #183801 : [needs-packaging] FreeNX


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maybeway36 wrote on the 1 Apr 08 at 01:16
Can you gt me a FreeNX server that shaers my :0 X11 display like x11vnc does?

batonac wrote on the 1 Apr 08 at 02:10
maybeway36

LOL! Sorry! This doesn't apply to my use-case. I reedited point #3 for you. Enjoy

P.S. A little bit of research will show you that it is possible to connect to existing sessions with FreeNX, but currently it is still very hackish. See: http://mail.kde.org/pipermail/freenx-knx/2006-July/003684.html

sebsauvage wrote on the 1 Apr 08 at 13:31
Yes !

NX is a great technology, far superior to VNC or pure X11.
Besides, FreeNX - event if not full-featured - is a decent and working NX server implementation.

And there are even clients for Windows.

FreeNX should be in the repositories.

PS: The latest FreeNX server (0.7.1) needs a few tweaks to work with the lastest NX Client 3.x.
See (in French): http://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/sujet-6709-installer-le-serveur-freenx

batonac wrote on the 2 Apr 08 at 20:55
sebsauvage: that freenx server fix should defiantly be included into ubuntu. I edited the description again.

joerlend wrote on the 15 Apr 08 at 14:15
The current version of FreeNX is 0.7.2, nicknamed Priscilla Edition. What used to be called FreeNX is not called FreeNX Server, because the FreeNX project now has its own client. FreeNX Server also supports the latest client from Nomachine. There are clients for most platforms you'll ever come in contact with, enabling you to access your desktop from anywhere, and work on it as if you were there. I do not understand why it isn't already in the repositories.

joerlend wrote on the 15 Apr 08 at 14:17
Sorry... "What used to be called FreeNX is _NOW_ called FreeNX Server,"

batonac wrote on the 18 Apr 08 at 14:02
Why does the freenx site http://freenx.berlios.de/ only list 0.7.1 as the latest version?


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