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FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet.

FreeNX is an implementation of the NX technology produced by NoMachine.

FreeNX is not under active development any more, the main repository at BerliOS went offline when the site discontinued it's services. Alternatives are the commercial implementation by NoMachine () or X2Go ().

What is FreeNX

FreeNX is a system that allows you to access your desktop from another machine over the Internet. You can use this to login graphically to your desktop from a remote location. One example of its use would be to have a FreeNX server set up on your home computer, and graphically logging in to the home computer from your work computer, using a FreeNX client.

It's Open Source, secure (SSH based), fast and versatile! License: GPL

Source: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX

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What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?

I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far: VNC VNC + SSH Tunnelling NX Server, free…
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ubuntu 14.10 multiple Simultaneous independent remote (desktop like ) connections

Can anyone please suggest a free server (that works just like terminal server which allows multiple rdp-like independent sessions) that is compatible for ubuntu 14.10? I have tried: Simultaneous remote connections I googled FreeNX but most of the…
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Why do I get Unity instead of Classic when using NX?

Recently I installed FreeNX on my PC and when I login with my 'dev' account I get the Unity interface rather than Classic Gnome. This is odd as my last login before FreeNX was with the Classic interface. I would like to have Classic over FreeNX by…
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NX/SSH remote access with Remmina

After many days and a lot of frustration, I managed to get freenx to work on my home server. I can connect to it with nomachine's linux client, but I want to use Remmina for this purpose. The problem is that I don't exactly know how to connect to a…
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What command is used to start Unity 2D?

Trying to use FreeNX remote desktop which requires a custom command for the window manager. I tried unity-2d-launcher but that just starts the launcher missing the panel for instance (which can be started with unity-2d-panel). How do I start the…
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Best way to remote login on a Ubuntu machine from Ubuntu/Windows and OS X

We have set up a Ubuntu workstation with accounts for all the group members. Nxserver from nomachine seems to be what we need, but it is restricted to two users. FreeNx isn't easily installable and doesn't seem very reliable. VNC seems to be usable…
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Need help with getting NoMachine working on Ubuntu 14.04

I'm trying to get NoMachine working on a AWS EC2 instance with 14.04 Trusty Tahr. I’ve used the instructions…
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How to I install a free NX server?

Possible Duplicate: How can I fix a 404 Error using a PPA? I was trying to install it and I got something like this... W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/freenx-team/ppa/ubuntu/dists/oneiric/main/source/Sources 404 Not Found W: Failed…
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Remote desktop solution working with Ubuntu 12.04 + Unity (3D)?

I'm trying to install a remote desktop solution on some clients using Ubuntu with Unity (3D). I've uninstalled Unity2d because it behaves not very well. Xrdp won't work, only the wallpaper is shown. The same goes for freenx-server. The only servers…
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How do I install FreeNX server so that it works correctly?

I've tried every single possible way of installing the server now, I've read every how to available and I still can't get it to work. Please let me know in which step I do wrong. I'm using ubuntu 10.10. I will mainly be referring to the following…
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Use Unity on Console and Unity 2D on FreeNX?

I love freenx and I am having great difficulty trying to get it to work on an 11.10 server. When I try to connect, I immediately get disconnected. I have seen in posts that Unity 3D causes issues with nx sessions. I can SSH to the machine. Is there…
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How to get back to Nomachine version 3 or getting version 4 to work?

I recently upgraded from Lubuntu 12.10 to Lubuntu 14.04. In doing that, I messed up with my apps and had to install the new version of Nomachine NX CLIENT (version 4). Sadly, this version is giving me a big headache! The host at work is still using…
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Black Screen When Using NoMachine (Server is using FreeNX) Failed Gnome Session?

I was following instructions from here: http://www.drivard.com/2012/06/installation-freenx-server-ubuntu-12-04-lts-precise/ I installed FreeNX on my server (Ubuntu 14.04). I am able to remotely ssh into the server. Using NoMachine (which has been…
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Unable to install FreeNX Server on Ubuntu Trusty. Alternatives?

Trying to install FreeNX-Server on Trusty is always failing with dependency on nxagent ***root@xxxxx-unix:/Downloads# dpkg -i freenx-server_0.7.3.zgit.140303.1848.e81c1e4-0~ppa2~trusty_i386.deb Selecting previously unselected package…
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Eclipse crashes with X Window system error using NX - cairo the solution?

Ever since I've started logging into my system using the FreeNX server, I can no longer edit project files with eclipse. It will crash when I attempt to click anywhere in the code, with the error: The program 'Eclipse' received an X Window System…
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