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I use x2go all the time, I have one single big workstation, and the laptops and the "thin" machine in my lab are tethered to it all the time, even when outside,

I use x2go all the time, I have one single big workstation, and the laptops and the "thin" machine in my lab are tethered to it all the time, even when outside, via wireguard. I'm not surprised a raspi can do that, as I've used an antique thinkpad x201 for doing it for many many years now!

raphinou 6y ago
I'm using freerdp client to connect to an xrdp server. I'm positively surprised of the good user experience it provides on a LAN. Anyone having hands-on experience comparing x2go and xrdp?
- posix_me_less 6y ago
  Do you know if there is a functioning xrdp server+client combination for Linux? I would like to try to compare to x2go. I tried some on opensuse last year but it didn't work.
  - raphinou 6y ago
    I'm successfully using the packages in ubuntu focal (20.04, the latest LTS). It was nearly straight-forward: install and run xrdp on the server, install package freerdp2-x11 on the client. The only unintuitive thing was the keyboard mapping to use, specified with an awkward value passed to the /kbd flag.
    - wkearney99 6y ago
      well, there's also the audio issues. pulseaudio config for remote use isn't always reliable. but otherwise, yeah xrdp works great for access from machine that already have the client installed.
- peckrob 6y ago
  I used to use cheap Wyse Winterms in a configuration like this years ago. They could be had for about $20 a pop used on eBay 15 years go. A quick look now confirms they can still be had for about $15-20 each. Pair with xrdp on a server and it works great.
- buserror 6y ago
  I have not done a comparison, but RDP is mostly pixel based from what I understand, while x2go is "protocol" based (and therefore limited to xorg/x11), so it's a LOT quicker than say, VNC (even with compression) -- for example, if you drag a window around, it's perfectly "instant" -- there is no lag. I can develop using geany/vscode/eclipse remotely over a reasonably good DSL/fibre connection and quite frankly, there is zero difference with being "local" to the workstation. Don't even need a LAN. Only thing which obviously doesn't work as good is web browsing/video etc as that is inherently a lot more pixel pushing.

raphinou 6y ago

I'm using freerdp client to connect to an xrdp server. I'm positively surprised of the good user experience it provides on a LAN. Anyone having hands-on experience comparing x2go and xrdp?

posix_me_less 6y ago
Do you know if there is a functioning xrdp server+client combination for Linux? I would like to try to compare to x2go. I tried some on opensuse last year but it didn't work.
- raphinou 6y ago
  I'm successfully using the packages in ubuntu focal (20.04, the latest LTS). It was nearly straight-forward: install and run xrdp on the server, install package freerdp2-x11 on the client. The only unintuitive thing was the keyboard mapping to use, specified with an awkward value passed to the /kbd flag.
  - wkearney99 6y ago
    well, there's also the audio issues. pulseaudio config for remote use isn't always reliable. but otherwise, yeah xrdp works great for access from machine that already have the client installed.
peckrob 6y ago
I used to use cheap Wyse Winterms in a configuration like this years ago. They could be had for about $20 a pop used on eBay 15 years go. A quick look now confirms they can still be had for about $15-20 each. Pair with xrdp on a server and it works great.
buserror 6y ago
I have not done a comparison, but RDP is mostly pixel based from what I understand, while x2go is "protocol" based (and therefore limited to xorg/x11), so it's a LOT quicker than say, VNC (even with compression) -- for example, if you drag a window around, it's perfectly "instant" -- there is no lag. I can develop using geany/vscode/eclipse remotely over a reasonably good DSL/fibre connection and quite frankly, there is zero difference with being "local" to the workstation. Don't even need a LAN. Only thing which obviously doesn't work as good is web browsing/video etc as that is inherently a lot more pixel pushing.