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== X2GO Server Install ==

NOTE - These instructions are for Ubuntu Versions - Other Linux versions may or may not work with X2GO, please look at XRDP or VNC

Installing X2GO Server should be quite easy, it will take a while as you have to pre-install a desktop onto the server before you remote connect to it (else you wont see anything as there won't be a remote desktop to show.

Use these commands to install what you need.

Install python - needed for many programs to run in the desktop & useful tools

<pre>apt-get -y install python-software-properties</pre>

Install Ubuntu Desktop & Gnome desktop environment 

<pre>apt-get -y install ubuntu-desktop  gnome-session-fallback</pre>

Add X2GO Repository so you can download X2GO (Stable version)

<pre>add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable</pre>

Check & Download Updates for all packages installed

<pre>apt-get update</pre>

Install all downloaded updates

<pre>apt-get upgrade</pre>

Install X2GO Server

<pre>apt-get -y install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession</pre>

After this you should be able to connect using the X2Go Client (see below)


==Using X2GO (Remote Desktop - Linux)==

X2GO Is a popular Remote Desktop Client for connecting to Linux servers / desktops, The client can be ran on Linux, Windows & Mac Computers so you can use it to remotely manage your Linux servers using a GUI
=== [http://www.2047servers.co.uk/support/downloads/x2goclient-win.exe Download X2GO] ===
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To Add a Server, Open X2GO Client > Session > New Session

Type in the Server Name (This is just an easy name for you to call your server e.g. the Location / Server Number is a good choice
Host : This is the IP Address of your server
Login : Username to login as (you can use any local user account e.g. root, or another user you create on the server)
SSH Port: This is the port your SSH Service is running on - Default 22
Session Type: Choose GNOME as it's the one we use in this tutorial & the one to use for Ubuntu Systems.

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If you are using Ubuntu as your server OS. Create the session using "Session Type - GNOME"