In this video Grant discusses how X Windows works and how NX builds on it. He installs the X2Go NX server on Linux and the X2Go client on Windows.
- [Narrator] The graphical system that currently…underpins Linux is X Windows, or X for short.…X is network-aware, and in fact,…acts like it's running remotely,…even when the application is local,…with both the X Server and the X Client…running on one machine.…Because X is network-aware,…it's very easy to run an application remotely.…The terminology is opposite of what you might think, though.…The X Server talks to the video card, mouse,…and keyboard, so the X Server is on the local computer.…The X Client is run where the application resides,…on the remote computer.…
X provides basic constructs for creating a GUI interface,…like screens, windows, pointers, mouse,…and keyboard inputs.…It doesn't define the look of the interface…or how it works.…X also allows you to remotely export the entire desktop…or just one application.…By default, X doesn't provide encryption.…The down side to X is that remote desktop…only work when you have X Windows…on both the Client host and the Sever host,…enabling Linux or Unix.…The other issue is that X isn't particularly fast.…
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12/15/2016Note: The topics below map to elements of the Essential Commands section of the Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator exam. Learn more about LFCS certification at https://training.linuxfoundation.org/certification/lfcs.
- Installing GUI desktop environments: GNOME, KDE, MATE, and more
- Preparing your virtual machine for remote access
- Installing and configuring VNC, RDP, and X2Go
- Choosing a terminal and shell
- Accessing the Linux CLI
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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1. GUI Introduction
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Explore Linux GUI choices4m 15s
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Install GNOME34m 1s
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Install KDE 42m 27s
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Explore KDE 44m 56s
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Install MATE3m 20s
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Explore MATE4m 37s
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Install Cinnamon3m 1s
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Explore Cinnamon4m 3s
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Install Xfce3m 10s
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Explore Xfce4m 49s
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Summary of Linux GUI choices2m 24s
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2. GUI Remote Access
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GUI remote access1m 51s
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Install VNC4m 52s
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Configure VNC5m 43s
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Troubleshoot VNC8m 49s
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Install RDP2m 41s
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Configure RDP4m 14s
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Install X2Go3m 51s
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Configure X2Go2m 12s
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3. CLI Introduction
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The Linux command line4m 4s
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Choosing a terminal4m 40s
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Choosing a shell3m 47s
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Introducing Bash5m 30s
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4. CLI Remote Access
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Access the Linux CLI on iOS1m 52s
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Conclusion
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Next Steps55s
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