This step will be in the installation instructions for your Ubuntu distribution of choice below.įor the paranoid: there is an added security risk involved in using the default keys.

In the stated example, this is your computer that is at home.įreeNX is not included in Ubuntu, so we'll add it from the FreeNX Team PPA. We will be installing the FreeNX server on the Server machine, i.e., the machine that you want to access remotely. For the example used here, the work computer is the client.īefore installing FreeNX server make sure you have SSH set up and is working. The name of the Ubuntu package providing the client is 'nxclient'. The Client is the computer from which you want to be able to access the Server. For the example used here, the home computer is the server.

The name of the Ubuntu package providing the server is 'freenx'. This is the computer where the FreeNX server will need to be installed. The Server is the computer you want to connect to. Note: Running FreeNX as server on Ubuntu with the free 'NX Client for Windows' from NoMachine on a Windows workstation is working fine, except resuming sessions. It's Open Source, secure (SSH based), fast and versatile! License: GPL One example of its use would be to have a FreeNX server set up on your home computer, and graphically logging in to the home computer from your work computer, using a FreeNX client.

You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location.

Installing the FreeNX server on older Ubuntu VersionsįreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet.

Installing the FreeNX server on Ubuntu Karmic (9.10) and higher.

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