X2Go
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X2Go is an open source remote desktop software for Linux that uses the NX technology protocol.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
EUPlatforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Features
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X2Go News & Activities
Recent activities
- vexaro_llc liked X2Go
- siteregistrations updated X2Go
Paul added X2Go as alternative to Astropad Workbench
libo added X2Go as alternative to AFK Remote
Remote Desktop
My favorite proprietary, open-source or freeware tools for remote desktop (remote access and remote control):
Modern tools
VNC
RDP
No-Machine NX
Remote access you can host inside your own perimeter
Remote access tools that can run on infrastructure you control, rather than only through a vendor's cloud. Useful if you work under data-residency rules, need the relay inside your own network, or simply want the option to move off SaaS later.
The selection criterion is narrow on purpose: every entry here can be deployed on your own server, either as the full product or as a self-hosted relay/gateway. Some are fully open source, some are commercial with a self-hosted tier — that difference is noted per entry.
Disclosure: this list is maintained by the Vexaro team, so we have a stake in this category. Everything below is a third-party tool, and we tried to describe each one by what it actually does rather than how it compares to us.
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Comments and Reviews
Uses SSH for connections, making it one of the most secure way to connect and have remote desktop access. Also provides virtual remote desktop sessions, meaning a user can spawn a session which is independent of the remote physical VDU/monitor.
I used X2Go for years and liked it, but it inexplicably stopped working on upgrading Ubuntu to 22.04 and no one can help me fix it, whether AskUbuntu or the X2Go mailing list. Time to find something better I guess.
Really awesome application that allows you to use the portability and security of SSH, but also enjoy the UI of whatever desktop you have installed. I use this all the time to connect back to my desktop at home that only allows key based authentication, so I can feel comfortable it is secure and usable!
[Edited by elrey741, March 01]
also, forgot to mention. I have used this to remote back to my desktop so I can give presentations to people at conferences. So, all I do is use my laptop as a jump host to get back to my powerful desktop back at home can do live demos over my phone mobile hotspot.
The encryption is too weak:
Must be tunneled (with SSH) first if you want it to be secure.
Could you share which version you reviewed? X2Go uses OpenSSH X11-Forwarding to connect, which can be encrypted with AES SHA2.