X2Go
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| Status: | Active |
| Language: | English |
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| Wiki engine: | DokuWiki |
| Wiki license: | GNU Free Documentation License |
| Main topic: | Software |
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X2Go is a project that is under the umbrella of the Open Remote Computing Association - orca e.V. - a registered association under Germanys Civil Code, and also registered as a charitable organization, similar to a 501(c)(3) organization in the US. As such, it is not only possible to donate money to X2Go via orca e.V., but the donations are also tax-deductible for German tax subjects.
X2Go enables you to access a graphical desktop of a computer over a low bandwidth (or high bandwidth) connection. X2Go is a Remote Desktop solution, which some vendors vaguely call Remote Control. This is not to be confused with Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection, which is a competing Remote Desktop solution and protocol. With X2Go, you mainly access Linux computers. The Linux computer you are accessing is the X2Go Server. (There are ways to connect to a Windows computer as well; some of them are only available with the Linux X2Go Client.) You can connect from a computer running Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. This computer is the X2Go Client. Multiple users/clients can access a single X2Go Server at the same time, with each user/client having an individual Desktop session by default - however, Desktop sharing (Remote Assistance) is possible, too (see below). For the graphical part of remote desktop sessions, X2Go uses No Machine NX3 technology under the hood. |
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