How to setup FreeNX server and Client in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)

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FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet. You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location. 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.
Installing the FreeNX server in Ubuntu 8.10

You need to add the following source list to your /etc/apt/sources.list file

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/marceloshima/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/marceloshima/ubuntu intrepid main

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/freenx-team/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/freenx-team/ubuntu intrepid main

Save and Exit the file

To add the public key of FreeNX PPA using the following command

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 2a8e3034d018a4ce

Update the source list using the following comamnd

sudo apt-get update

Install FreeNX server using the following comamnd

sudo apt-get install freenx-server

Note:- Changing default ssh port  is Optional

Install ssh in ubuntu

sudo apt-get install ssh

On some machines or networks, port 22 may be blocked or not allowed. For example, some providers block port 22. To make the SSH server listen on port 877, you can do the following

Edit the file /etc/ssh/sshd_config

sudo gedit /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Find

Port 22

and change it to

Port 877

You then need to restart SSHD. Try

sudo /etc/init.d/ssh restart

Edit the file /etc/nxserver/node.conf

sudo gedit /etc/nxserver/node.conf

Find

# The port number where local ’sshd’ is listening.

#SSHD_PORT=22

and change it to

# The port number where local ’sshd’ is listening.

SSHD_PORT=877

Save and exit the file That is, change the port number to the one that sshd is listening to, and uncomment the line.

If you want to start or stop Freenx server use the following commands

For start

sudo /etc/init.d/freenx-server start

For stop

sudo /etc/init.d/freenx-server stop

Install Freenx client in Ubuntu

Use the following comamnd to install freenx client in ubuntu

sudo apt-get insall nxclient

Opensource client

If you want to install opensource client for freenx use QTNX,QTNX NX client for QT install qtnx using the following command

sudo apt-get install qtnx

Install Freenx client in windows

You can download freenx windows client from here and install.

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