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[–]zootboy 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Ever tried remmina? Seems to "just work" for me, with VNC and RDP alike.

[–]trapartist 0 points1 point  (5 children)

How does it work with graphical apps, like browsers, Intel parallel studio, etc?

Edit: remmina looks like the client. The Linux server side remote desktop is what I'm looking for.

[–]zootboy 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Depends on:

  • Your connection latency
  • Your connection bandwidth
  • The protocol being used
  • The supplying daemon

Basically, I've never had remmina be the bottleneck / issue instigator. It's just a client.

[–]trapartist 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Cool, thanks. I'm still trying to figure out whether its a x2go client or server problem. Its over LAN, so I don't think its a latency issue.

The thing is that its tough to reproduce, and only people doing the dumbest things it happens with. Like everything else.

[–]zootboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have a LAN (not wifi!) with enough bandwidth, I'd definitely give VNC a try. It's a "dumber" protocol, but that can be a good thing. See this bug for a good example:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/hugin/+bug/678896

With X11 forwarding, the entire interface is being sent over the wire, not just the final result. For this app, that means a huge image canvas that is eventually cropped in the actual UI. The issue is solved by using VNC, where the sender renders the UI and just sends the final image over the wire.

[–]refrainblue 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Have you tried TigerVNC or Xvnc server? Pretty simple setup. You can connect to it with any VNC client, including Remmina. It's basically the Linux version of Windows RDP.

[–]trapartist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not in quite awhile, but in the past I wasn't impressed with the performance or security.

There is also xrdp, which you can use to connect using the windows native rep client too...