[CentOS] FreeNX

[Dominik Składanowski]

>>>>>>>>>>>"yum install nx freenx" and it works fine. FreeNX server in extras repo
>>>>>>>>>>>is 1.4.0 version, but from http://www.nomachine.com/download.php you can
>>>>>>>>>>>download only new 1.5.0 version. Will it be works together?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I couldn't get the latest client from NoMachine to work with the
>>>>>>>>>>latest FreeNX packages on WBEL4, I had to grub around for an older
>>>>>>>>>>client, nxclient-1.4.0-92.exe. I think I found it on download.com or
>>>>>>>>>>similar.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=nxclient-1.4.0-92.exe&meta=
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>The first hit has direct links to the download.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>I have checked it on my CentOS 4.1 box. In "extras" CentOS repo there is
>>>>>>>>>1.4.0 NX server, and from nomachine site you can download only 1.5.0
>>>>>>>>>client - it don't work together. Server and client have to be the same
>>>>>>>>>version.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Has anybody NX client 1.4.0 for linux?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>They work fine together (1.5.0 client and 1.4.0 server) ... I am using
>>>>>>>>them right now.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>The client is free, but it is not GPL or distributable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I am going to build the 1.5.0 server in a couple hours ... I'll e-mail
>>>>>>>>you when it is updated ... but I am typing this right now from a machine
>>>>>>>>running 1.5 client (on CentOS-3) connected to a 1.4.0 server (on
>>>>>>>>CentOS-4).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I also connected to this server via a 1.5.0 windows client.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>OK ... I built and installed / tested the 1.5.0 server RPM for CentOS-4
>>>>>>>i386.  It is now posted to the main server and syncing to the mirrors.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>in 15-20 minutes, nx-1.5.0-0.centos4.i386.rpm and
>>>>>>>freenx-0.4.4-1.centos4.noarch.rpm should be available at:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/extras/i386/RPMS/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>See this article for install instructions:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://fedoranews.org/contributors/rick_stout/freenx/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks for mail Johnny. I just updated (yum update) my FreeNX server,
>>>>>>restarted - nxserver, sshd and finally system - and still "nxserver
>>>>>>--status" appears as a 1.4.0 version. On my second CentOS box I made 1/2
>>>>>>hour ago fresh install of FreeNX server and it's the same.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Of course rpm in extras repo is named 1.5.0.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Strange but true.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Maybe am I doing something wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>You are not doing anything wrong ... the output of that command provides
>>>>>this for me:
>>>>>
>>>>>NXSERVER - Version 1.4.0-44 OS (GPL)
>>>>>
>>>>>but, the package that provides the the file nxserver is freenx and not
>>>>>nx.
>>>>>
>>>>>Here are the NX sourcefiles involved in the nx rpm:
>>>>>
>>>>>URL:            http://www.nomachine.com
>>>>>Source0:        nxproxy-1.5.0-9.tar.gz
>>>>>Source1:        nxcomp-1.5.0-63.tar.gz
>>>>>Source2:        nxcompext-1.5.0-16.tar.gz
>>>>>Source3:        nx-X11-1.5.0-15.tar.gz
>>>>>Source4:        nxagent-1.5.0-87.tar.gz
>>>>>Source5:        nxviewer-1.5.0-14.tar.gz
>>>>>Source6:        nxdesktop-1.5.0-59.tar.gz
>>>>>Source7:        nxscripts-1.5.0-11.tar.gz
>>>>>Source9:        nxagent
>>>>>
>>>>>Those are the latest files freenx and nx source for RPM distros from:
>>>>>http://fedoranews.org/contributors/rick_stout/freenx/
>>>>>
>>>>>I am again use the 1.5.0 client for Linux on CentOS-3 connected to the
>>>>>latest nx, freenx CentOS-4 server.
>>>>
>>>>OK.
>>>>
>>>>I tried to connect to FreeNX server (CentOS 4.1) after today update
>>>>(1.5.0) using both nxclients (Windows): 1.4.0 and 1.5.0.
>>>>Only 1.4.0 nxclient can connect.
>>>
>>>
>>>Did you paste the key from the server
>>>at /var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key
>>>
>>>into your client?
>>
>>Yes. Just like written here:
>>http://fedoranews.org/contributors/rick_stout/freenx/
> 
> 
> Try editing the certificate file on the server
> (/var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key)... and copying the
> entire key text, then pasting it into the window that clicking the
> "Key..." button on the "Client Configuration form" in the Server Section
> opens up.

Works! Both 1.5.0 nxclients: Linux and Windows.

Regards.
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