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FreeNX package

gwright@kde.org (George Wright) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:44:00 +0100

In the absence of any sort of reasonably up to date packages for FreeNX, I decided to compile my own and tarball it up on my server.

This is a build of the NoMachine NX 3.2.0 open source components done on Ubuntu Hardy (32-bit) and the scripts from FreeNX are included, so it's an unlimited user server. As it was built on Hardy, only distributions using glibc 2.4 or later are supported, but I've successfully run it on a 64-bit Gutsy installation.

Installation is simple; just untar the package to /usr/NX and then make sure that the command:

$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/NX/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/NX/bin/nxagent

doesn't fail (install any required dependencies if it complains of missing shared libraries), then run:

# /usr/NX/bin/nxsetup --install --setup-nomachine-key

After that has run successfully, you should just be able to log into the server using an NX client (my QtNX in Hardy seems to work fine).

Later I'll upload a build of FreeNX with NX 3.2.0 for older machines (will compile it on Debian Etch).

Update: a build for older glibc versions (tested on Debian Etch) is now available.

"FreeNX package" by brazz

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:16:07 +0000

Georges,

I am running Hardy on a remote engine. I am connected with ssh :) . At first, the installation was text only server, so I apt-get install gdm lxde

After, I untar your tarball as you write and I have a “good” /usr/NX

but, infortunatly, when I run:

pierre@banyan:~$ LDLIBRARYPATH=/usr/NX/lib:$LDLIBRARYPATH /usr/NX/bin/nxagent

NXAGENT - Version 3.2.0

Info: Agent running with pid ‘5837’. Session: Starting session at ‘Fri Dec 12 01:05:19 2008’. Error: Aborting session with ‘Unable to open display ”’. Session: Aborting session at ‘Fri Dec 12 01:05:19 2008’. Session: Session aborted at ‘Fri Dec 12 01:05:19 2008’. pierre@banyan:~$

I have problems…

What is the trick?

"FreeNX package" by James

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:54:18 +0100

George,

I am also running Ubuntu Hardy on an i386. I downloaded and untarred your file to /usr/NX as instructed. When I attempted to run the command, I got the following:

dad@barney:/usr$ LDLIBRARYPATH=/usr/NX/lib:$LDLIBRARYPATH /usr/NX/bin/nxagent Error: Aborting session with ‘Server is already active for display 0 If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again’. Session: Aborting session at ‘Fri Aug 22 00:46:08 2008’. Session: Session aborted at ‘Fri Aug 22 00:46:08 2008’.

Any ideas?

"FreeNX package" by Darius

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:54:42 +0100

Superb work, i tried to compile it for one week on debian etch. I had a problem that nxagent didn’t compile, everything else did. So thank you very much. As Alex already said it would be nice if you could manage it to post a little howto for compilation or for my part what dev-packages i forgot and are needed. Thanks.

"FreeNX package" by Hodinky

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:19:34 +0100

After struggling with the crusty old NX update installations, I really appreciate you, thank you George.

"FreeNX package" by Marcelo

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:46:49 +0100

Hi George, we set up an FreeNX-Team at Lauchpad for NX/FreeNX packages. Take a look at https://launchpad.net/~freenx-team/+archive

The FreeNX package is missing and will be added someday this week but you can use the one from https://launchpad.net/~marceloshima/+archive

"FreeNX package" by Alex

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:33:31 +0100

Hi George, thanks a lot. I will add to the post, you need expect installed if you want auth working. Anyway can you add a little doc about how you made the compilation with all the open source components? Thanks in advance.

"FreeNX package" by EdCates

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:50:27 +0100

George, this rocks. Having struggled with updating crusty old NX installations before, I really appreciate you doing this.

Thanks! –Ed