View source for Linux remote desktop: X2Go

X2Go is a remote desktop alternative to the Ubuntu computer room facilities for Science faculty students. Current status is: '''Proof of Concept''' but because of the campus lockdown it can can already be used in education. We will maintain and develop this service to become permanent.

==Installation Guide==
[[Media:X2go_connection_xterm_no_tunneling.pdf|install&setupGuide]] (PDF)

'''Notice:''' in order to achieve optimal performance, it is important to set the Compression method to '''4k-png''' (also see Guide)

==Currently available software==
(May2020)
<pre>
avogadro 1.2.0
chimera 1.11.2
cloog-isl
clustalo 1.2.4
cmake
cmake-curses-gui
codeblocks IDE 16.01
cpp4-7
coot-0.8.7
dssp 3.0.0
eval2017
ferret
flex
ffmpeg
gap
gcc 7.5.0
geomview 1.9.5
gfortran 7.5.0
ghc-8.0.2 (Haskell/Haddock)
gnudatalanguage
gnuplot 5.2
gprolog 1.4.5
grace 5.1.25
graphviz
gromacs (gmx version 2018.1)
ghostsscript   gv
inkscape 0.9.2
java (sdk 1.8.0)
kash3
lammps
leafpad 0.8.18
ncview
ncl-ncarg
nedit
netcdf-bin
paraview 4.0.1
pari-gp
plplot-tcl
pymol 1.8.4.0
python2.7, python3.6 en python 3.8
python3-biopython
qhull-bin
R 3.6.3
root
rstudio
xfig 3.6.2a
</pre>

==Currently unavailable software==
:- maple, mathematica, matlab due to licensing issues

==Release Notes==
:- 16/09/2020: updated installation instructions due to Windows10 incompatibility issues
:- 12/05/2020: you can now mount your user homedir (instead of local)
:- 21/05/2020: Rstudio graphics support issues solved
:- 14/07/2020: changed session type from terminal to desktop (xfce) to solve multiple window repaint issues and provide environment similar to computer room (also see install guide for new settings)
:- 22/07/2020: Chimera graphics support issues solved

===Planned enhancements===
:- local printing
:- solve graphics card support issues

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