X2Go is my favorite remote desktop application. Now I want to show how to install the X2go server on Linux Mint 15. After this tutorial we can connect to Linux Mint 15 from Windows or Linux desktop easily.
Steps to install X2go server on Linux Mint 15
1. Install ssh server on Linux Mint 15
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
2. Open Terminal and type this command to install python software properties
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
3. Add the X2go repository and install X2go server
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install x2goserver
4. Since X2go client does not support Cinnamon or Mate desktop, we need to install Gnome classic desktop on Linux Mint 15
sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
5. Connect to Linux Mint 15 using X2go client.
You must install X2go client application on Windows or Linux client in order to connect to remote X2go server. Please visit the official website of X2go to download the installer.
3 comments
Your instructions like identical to the Mint 14 instructions too... which I'm trying to use. Get the blank screen problem. Research seems to hint that this was caused by Ubuntu (and Mint) using dash instead of bash shells. But that was 3 years ago. Can't tell if that is still a problem. Did you have to address this with Mint 15?
Thank you for the article. I successfully installed xgoserver on my Linux Mint desktop