faq-remote-X11-beta.md
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# Persistent Remote X11 connections
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[X2GO](x2go.org) and [XPRA](xpra.org) can be used to run (and interact with) GUI applications on remote hosts.
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+For all systems off of the sbgrid network it will be easiest if you use the [cmcd-vpn](faq-connecting-to-cmcd-vpn).
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Please [contact us](mailto:help@sbgrid.org) if your SBGrid-supported remote host lacks pre-requisite server-side software, such as the `xpra` program.
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## x2go
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-### download
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-x2go can be downloaded from this page.
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-* <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start>
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-#### Additional Steps
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+[Download](https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start) and install the X2GO client.
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You will need to open System Preferences - Security - General - Temporarily 'Allow from anywhere' open the application, make sure you can reopen it. Then change your security setting back to 'App Store and Identified Developers'
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-For all systems off of the sbgrid network it will be easiest if you use the [cmcd-vpn](faq-connecting-to-cmcd-vpn).
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x2go requires XQuartz - see [faq-using-sbgrid-programs](faq-using-sbgrid-programs) if you do not already have it installed.
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3. port - 22
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4. Session type - Mate
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-You can adjust the resolution after the session has started.
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+You can adjust the desktop size after the session has started.
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## Xpra
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### On remote workstation
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-On remote system - copy xpra-launch.sh to your home folder and ./xpra-launch.sh or useone of the lines below.
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+Copy `xpra-launch.sh` to your home folder and `./xpra-launch.sh`, or use one of the commands below.
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#### Full desktop
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To end the session on the remote system either tmux a and Ctrl-c or 'xpra stop'
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### xpra cli - keep it simple (for more experienced XPRA users)
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+This subsection includes support staff notes is not needed for basic remote work with GUI applications. You need to modify these commands according to your circumstances, *should* you decide to use these commands.
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-On your local Mac OSX system open a terminal window and run
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-`xpra start ssh/oconnor@sch-boltzmann/42 --start-child=xterm`
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+On the local Mac OSX system one can open a terminal window and run something like
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+`xpra start ssh/<username>@<remotehost>/42 --start-child=xterm`
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With this one command you should have a remote xterm window come up. From there you can launch whatever application you need to run on the other system, including applications that need GLX extensions such as coot.
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