My 1TB hard drive proceeded to fill up over the course of the last week with core dumps behind the scenes (about 700GB of core dump files). The ability to remotely log on to a Linux machine is usually fairly straight-forward: You install SSH and openssh-server and then tunnel X with the ssh command. I recently installed NX client version 5.0.53 on a late-2015 Macbook Pro running OSX 10.11.3. But what if you want a full-blown desktop? You could install a VNC or RDP server, or you could go all out with a complete remote desktop management solution like NoMachine NX. With this solution you can enjoy multi-session remote desktop environments with multi-media support, printing support, and file sharing. NoMachine NX is available for Linux in both x86 and x86_64 flavors. There is a free version (which will be the version we discuss here) that has pre-compiled binaries for Red Hat flavors and Debian flavors as well as a source download. Check out the download page for more information. Why would you want to bother with such something like NoMachine NX? Simple, NoMachine offers the most dependable, configurable, user-friendly means of managing remote connections for the Linux desktop. The only drawback to the free edition is that it will only allow two simultaneous connections. In order to gain more you will have to purchase either the Small Business or the Enterprise Desktop editions. For more information on these versions take a look at the NoMachine Product Page.įor many, the free edition should suffice. It is simple to install, configure, and use. NX refers to a set of technologies and protocols that allow. The installation process is fairly straight-forward. NoMachine NX is a Desktop Virtualization Remote Access solution. For this article, I used an Ubuntu 10.10 desktop. The installation process will be similar for most other distributions. For a Ubuntu 10.10 desktop installation, you will need to install the following: There are, however, a few dependencies you must install first (the missing dependencies will vary, depending upon your distribution). To install openssh-server, run sudo apt-get install openssh-server. For the installation of libaudiofile0 run sudo apt-get install libaudiofile0. With these dependencies met, you are ready to install the server, node, and client.
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