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faq-remote-X11-beta.md
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1 | 1 | # Persistent Remote X11 connections |
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3 | 3 | [X2GO](x2go.org) and [XPRA](xpra.org) can be used to run (and interact with) GUI applications on remote hosts. |
4 | +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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4 | 5 | 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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6 | 7 | ## x2go |
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8 | -### download |
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10 | -x2go can be downloaded from this page. |
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12 | -* <https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start> |
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14 | -#### Additional Steps |
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9 | +[Download](https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/download:start) and install the X2GO client. |
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16 | 11 | 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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18 | -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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20 | 14 | x2go requires XQuartz - see [faq-using-sbgrid-programs](faq-using-sbgrid-programs) if you do not already have it installed. |
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28 | 22 | 3. port - 22 |
29 | 23 | 4. Session type - Mate |
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31 | -You can adjust the resolution after the session has started. |
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25 | +You can adjust the desktop size after the session has started. |
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33 | 27 | ## Xpra |
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38 | 32 | ### On remote workstation |
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40 | -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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34 | +Copy `xpra-launch.sh` to your home folder and `./xpra-launch.sh`, or use one of the commands below. |
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42 | 36 | #### Full desktop |
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54 | 48 | To end the session on the remote system either tmux a and Ctrl-c or 'xpra stop' |
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56 | 50 | ### xpra cli - keep it simple (for more experienced XPRA users) |
51 | +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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58 | -On your local Mac OSX system open a terminal window and run |
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59 | -`xpra start ssh/oconnor@sch-boltzmann/42 --start-child=xterm` |
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53 | +On the local Mac OSX system one can open a terminal window and run something like |
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54 | +`xpra start ssh/<username>@<remotehost>/42 --start-child=xterm` |
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61 | 56 | 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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