Comments on: Connecting to Linux via RDP using NOMAD on openSUSE 11.1

By: nsalem

nsalem — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:56:32 +0000

Hi, Do any of you guys know of way to use nomad to attach to the native x11 session of a machine? When I leave work, I typically lock my session and want to attach to it from home just the way windows rdp works. But when I try to connect to a my machine from home, it starts its own new session. I can then disconnect and re-connect to that new session but the problem is that this new session is different than the physicall x11 session I have at work. This is a major issue for me because I typically have long running jobs or processes I start on and want to check on from home/work.

By: Swerdna

Swerdna — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:32:42 +0000

Hi: I used the factory repos with openSUSE 11.1 and can’t get KDE3 or KDE4 to work in the sense that I get a screen OK but just the message “KDE seems to be already running on this display”. Other Desktop Environs like TWM, console, Gnome etc work fine with factory. If I use the openSUSE 11.1 oss repo then KDE works again. So at least at today’s date, Factory is a no go for me for xrdp.

By: JackBak

JackBak — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:02:57 +0000

OK, I just created bug 464675 describing the compiz / Nomad / xrdp connections when effects are turned ON.

By: JackBak

JackBak — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:53:17 +0000

No I haven’t Ben…sorry. I’m off in LINQ funnies between Mono and .NET right now. Since you are more conversant with Nomad could I impose upon you to open said report?

By: ben.kevan

ben.kevan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:18:27 +0000

Jack,

I too use Compiz without Nomad patch ) .. I work in much the same way (different windows for different computer sessions opened).

Have you opened up a bugzilla report?

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By: JackBak

JackBak — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:36:52 +0000

Good start Ben, there is a complication though. You are relying on the nomad component in compiz, but that version of compiz borks title bars (relatively important that) with Desktop Effects turned on. For the way I work with multiple windows attached to different computers I absolutely need those effects to be ON. Thus, I run the version of compiz without nomad. Thus I can’t use your good efforts. I know this is a compiz problem but there is that coupling that you should be aware of.

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By: ben.kevan

ben.kevan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:19:53 +0000

Oleg,

Glad it worked out for you. I would hope that by the time it was more mature (xrdp) that there would be an option in YaST to open and open required ports etc.

By: Oleg

Oleg — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:32:03 +0000

Thanks for your instructions. I tested it and it works! I think it’s going to be a good feature for SLES 11. It would be good to see it right in Yast though: few click and it is enabled.

By: Dietrich Schmitz

Dietrich Schmitz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:15:35 +0000

I’ve been testing xrdp–is it me? It’s slow to update the screen. Not your typical rdp experience.

I am running server on 11.0 32-bit with rdesktop from 11.1 64-bit.

Thanks for all your great work and yes rdp on Linux is VERY important!!!!!!!!!!!

Best,
Dietrich