X2Go

KROMER, Michael (Topalis)

What is X2Go?

Terminal Servics on Linux or "server based computing" solutio

x2go is nor compatible to Nomacine's product line

x2go is not new protocol, it uses NX technologies

Lots of roundtrops cause sloopy behavior

Example: starting Firefox causes > 1000 rondtrips

Uncinoressed Traffic (or at least badly compresses)

Can not be used over weak links such as ISDN, UMTS or long distance

And hiw dies NX help?

Efficient compression of all X11

Advantages sstartup in less than 5 seconds possible

Browser-Plugin (Firefox<9 with native x2go client (XPI format)

Pulseaudio utilized to compress Audio-Streams

SSHFS instead of CIFS (can be compressed( ("ssh-C")

LDAP as user backend

No Split infrastructure (Node/Server)

Smartcard - and GPG-Card-Supprot builtin

Configurable compression methods (PNG, JPG with color count)

Lower memory & CPU footprint (even than Nomachine's )

Disadvantages of x2go

no central "management interface"

Up2date Packages only on Debian/Ubuntu

Example (German Bank)

Duration pf PoC (estimated): 3 Weeks

Duration of PoC (in real time): 2.x Weeks (2 Wochen + Single Questions via Mail)

Seamless deployment of Java-bases apps embedded

Why x2go?

Alternatives

NearX (long way to go)

FreeNX (Stable Developmennt stalled) NX 4.0 will be closed source . peroid

[Upcoming] HTTPS-based "Broker" for deployment of Session information dynamic load balancing by definable termes)

"The" teminal server solution for openSUSE/SLES

Seamless integration of x2go desktopsharing (userspace desktopsharing)

Get the packages upload on OBS

Better documentation (Wiki)

Talk with openSUSE to get libjpegturbo as dropin-replacement of older libjpeg(62) for future releases (Get into 11.4 factory)

x2go Plugin - Mozilla Firefox