{"id":663,"date":"2021-02-16T21:40:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T02:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:27:06","slug":"graphical-desktop-using-x2go","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/rcdc\/graphical-desktop-using-x2go\/","title":{"rendered":"Graphical Desktop using X2Go"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Graphical Desktop using X2Go\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The X2Go software uses the same SSH protocol as remote command-line connections to servers.  But unlike plain SSH connections, X2Go provides a full remote graphical desktop environment.  Further, you can disconnect and later reconnect to a running X2Go session. On the Virtual Machines in our Linux RCDC compute cloud, X2Go is not normally installed.  But if you have a use-case for it, please contact the RCS team and we can help you to set up X2Go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installing X2Go Client<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The X2Go Client is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.  To download a Mac or Windows installer, visit this page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/wiki.x2go.org\/doku.php\/download:start<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecting to X2Go Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A member of the RCS team will give you connection information, including username\/password and IP address.  They are the same settings as used by SSH software such as MobaXterm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To connect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Start the Carleton VPN<\/a> if off-campus or on wireless<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Launch the X2Go Client software<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. On the Session <\/strong>menu, click New Session<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The first time you run X2Go on Windows, you might be asked to allow a few X2go connections through your Windows Defender Firewall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Enter the following settings:\n
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    • Set Host<\/strong> to the provided IP address<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Set the Login <\/strong>to the provided username<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Set the Session type<\/strong> to MATE<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Optionally, on the Input\/Output tab, select your preferred display size<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Click OK <\/strong>to close the session dialog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"Screenshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      6. Click the box for your newly created session:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"Screenshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      7. Enter your password

      The first time you connect, you will be asked if you trust the host key, click Yes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"Screenshot<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      8. Finally, after successful login, you should see the remote Linux desktop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"Screenshot<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Overview The X2Go software uses the same SSH protocol as remote command-line connections to servers.  But unlike plain SSH connections, X2Go provides a full remote graphical desktop environment.  Further, you can disconnect and later reconnect to a running X2Go session. On the Virtual Machines in our Linux RCDC compute cloud, X2Go is not normally installed.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":96,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1164,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions\/1164"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/96"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/rcs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}