X2go is an open source remote desktop tool that allows users to connect to a server and control its desktop environment remotely. This tutorial will guide you through installing X2go on Fedora CoreOS Latest.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, ensure that you have the following requirements:
The first step is to enable the X2go repository on your Fedora CoreOS system. For this, open your terminal or shell prompt and execute the following commands:
sudo dnf install -y https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/fedora/rpmfusion-free-release-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf install -y https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-$(rpm -E %fedora).noarch.rpm
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://rpm.mirrors.laboratory.online/fedora/$(rpm -E %fedora)/x2go/x2go.repo
These commands enable the RPM Fusion and EPEL repositories, which contain the X2go packages, and add the X2go repository to your system.
With the X2go repository added to your system, you can now proceed to install the X2go server using the following command:
sudo dnf install -y x2goserver
This command installs the X2go server on your system.
To connect to the X2go server, you need to install its client. You can install the X2go client using the following command:
sudo dnf install -y x2goclient
This command installs the X2go client on your system.
After installing the X2go server, you need to configure it to allow connections from your client. For this, open the /etc/x2go/x2go.conf file using your preferred text editor with the following command:
sudo vim /etc/x2go/x2go.conf
Locate the following section in the x2go.conf file:
# Listen address.
#xserver.listen_address = 127.0.0.1
Uncomment the xserver.listen_address line and replace the IP address with the IP address of your Fedora CoreOS system. For example:
# Listen address.
xserver.listen_address = 192.168.1.10
Save and quit the file.
To start the X2go server, execute the following command in your terminal or shell prompt:
sudo systemctl start x2goserver.service
This command starts the X2go server on your system.
With the X2go server running and configured, you can now connect to it from your X2go client. Launch the client from your system's applications menu or by executing the following command in your terminal or shell prompt:
x2goclient
In the X2go client window, click the New Session button to create a new connection profile. In the Session Preferences dialog box, enter the IP address of your Fedora CoreOS system into the Host field and select the desired session type from the Session Type dropdown list. Enter your username and password, then click OK.
Your client will now connect to the X2go server on your Fedora CoreOS system and display its desktop environment on your client's screen.
By following this tutorial, you have successfully installed and configured X2go on your Fedora CoreOS system and connected to it from an X2go client. You can now remotely control your Fedora CoreOS desktop environment from any location.
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