x2go is an easy-to-set-up terminal server. It allows access to my Debian vServer with a graphical user interface. This also works wonderfully with an lxc container within Proxmox.
First, we need to add the package source. To do this, we add the following line to the file /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://packages.x2go.org/debian jessie main
Now we update our package lists
apt-get update
And install the necessary key
apt-get install x2go-keyring && apt-get update
Now the actual server can be installed
sudo apt-get install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession
The installation of the x2go server is now complete.
Now we still need a GUI. I have decided to use MATE:
sudo apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-extras
To access the GUI we need a user with shell access. This is also quite simple with
adduser <benutzername>
Now we can install the x2go client (available for Linux, Windows, Mac and even the Raspberry Pi) and log on to our server.
Hello Mr Dietel,
how can I install the server on my Raspberry Pi ?
Thanks in advance
Harald
Hello Matthias.
How does the performance of x2go compare to xrdp, for example? I like to use Mint or LMDE4 and install XRDP. Is the performance of the connection better with x2go?