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

By: John

John — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:09:04 +0000

Jean-Claude,

If you leave the default encryption of everything alone, nothing except the ssh port needs to be let through the firewall, on the server side.

(under advanced tab, make sure “dsable encryption” box at top is -not- checked)

If you leave it at the default “encrypt all traffic”, it will push X, file shares, etc. all across ssh, somewhat akin to how Microsoft RDP pushes file shares across it’s own encrypted port (3389 tcp for them).

By: Jean-Claude

Jean-Claude — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:12 +0000

Love FreeNX….it’s a great app, just trying to get File Transfer / Sharing working….What ports have to be opened to allow File Sharing over the Internet?

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:09:47 +0000

Theo - follow this link and it should help you out.

http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php/Public_key_not_available_error

By: Theo

Theo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:04:37 +0000

Hi Brett,
I updated sources.list and added the key as you have shown. I then tried to do a reload using sanaptic packet manager but I get the following
error:

W: GPG error: http://ppa.launchpad.net intrepid Release: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY ED649F97DE6BFD99

Is there a way I can fix this and install freenx?
Thanks for a great article.

By: samuli

samuli — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:46:56 +0000

I tested this on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) and I managed to install QtNX with a few additional tweaks:

* Replace “intrepid” with “hardy” in sources.list
* sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com ED649F97DE6BFD99

By: dreadmonkey

dreadmonkey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:06:44 +0000

I have been using for about a month now. Works great and is quite speedy. I don’t notice much of a different between local on the lan or offsite. I have one question though, has anyone figured out do the drive mounting for file transfer?

By: nbensa

nbensa — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:59:20 +0000

@name and @”bill clement”

You fanboys are killing Linux.

Please, grow up. Use whatever you like and leave the rest live with their own choices.

By: Wei

Wei — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:54:09 +0000

I have used FreeNX/Nx client for a while and it is sooo much faster than VNC it is not even funny. Once you get used to the speed and responsiveness, you don’t ever wanna go back to VNC. It is like broadband and dialup.

I work from home and my work computer is a CentOS box.

By: bill clement

bill clement — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:24:30 +0000

no doubt, I wouldn’t use ubuntu for anything but a desktop, if even that. use a real linux system for real work. mandriva fedora slackware, something thats been around awhile.

By: name

name — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:27:03 +0000

why would you use ubuntu for this, why not mandriva, fedora or cent os

By: Seraphyn

Seraphyn — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:18:22 +0000

You’ve to put nx in sshd_config at AllowUsers and btw, PermitRootLogin should be set to no.
Seraphyn

By: Brett Howard

Brett Howard — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:45:14 +0000

I should also add that depending on your implementation of VNC FreeNX can be MUCH more secure as well… If you’ve ever used VNC and felt that it was acting slowly this is a great reason to give FreeNX a try.

By: Brett Howard

Brett Howard — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:40:57 +0000

In answer to the FreeNX is a faster and much more robust product. VNC (what ubuntu uses by default) is more of a home user type of thing but it does ok where as FreeNX is more of a business application. Sorta like the different between XP Home and XP Pro.

By: nhasian

nhasian — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:39:47 +0000

why would you use this instead of Ubuntu’s built in remote desktop vnc software?