How to install X2go on MXLinux Latest

X2go is an open-source remote desktop software that allows you to access your Linux desktop environment from any other computer over a secure SSH connection. In this tutorial, we will show how to install X2go on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

• MXLinux Latest installed on your system
• Internet connection

Step 1: Add X2go repository

First, we need to add the X2go repository to our MXLinux system. To do so, follow the below steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your system.
2. Type the following command to add the X2go repository key:

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keys.gnupg.net E1F958385BFE2B6E

3. Add the X2go repository by running the following command:

echo "deb http://packages.x2go.org/mxlinux bullseye main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/x2go.list

4. Update the package list by running the following command:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install X2go

Once the X2go repository is added, we can install X2go on our system. To do so, execute the following commands:

sudo apt-get install x2goserver

sudo apt-get install x2goserver-xsession

Step 3: Enable SSH access

By default, SSH access is disabled on MXLinux. To enable it, follow the below steps:

1. Open the Terminal application on your system.
2. Type the following command to install the SSH server:

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

3. Start the SSH server by running the following command:

sudo service ssh start

Step 4: Connect to MXLinux using X2go

Now that X2go is installed on our system and SSH access is enabled, we can connect to MXLinux from any other computer.

1. Open the X2go client from your computer.
2. Create a new session and enter the IP address or hostname of your MXLinux system.
3. Enter your MXLinux user credentials and click on "OK".
4. Select the desktop environment you want to connect to and click on "OK".
5. X2go client will now connect to your MXLinux system, and you will be able to see and interact with the remote desktop environment.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown how to install X2go on MXLinux Latest and how to connect to a remote desktop environment using X2go. X2go is a powerful and easy-to-use remote desktop software that makes it easy to access your Linux desktop environment from any other computer over the internet.

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