Install NX Server NeatX on Ubuntu 11.10

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sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freenx-team

As long as oneiric is not in the list of http://ppa.launchpad.net/freenx-team/ppa/ubuntu/dists/ you have to tell your packages sources to download and install the packages for lucid 10.04:
sudo sed -i 's/oneiric/lucid/g' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freenx-team-ppa-oneiric.list

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sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/freenx-team-ppa-oneiric.list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install neatx-server

Resources

• This is a follow-up of http://blog.philippklaus.de/2010/08/nx-server/
• neatx: http://code.google.com/p/neatx/
• NeatX alternatives (as neatx is abandoned) as presented here:
  • winswitch, like x2go, uses the same “x11 libs” (nxcomp/nxagent/nxproxy) but a different protocol to control sessions.
  • xpra is similar to NX and provides remote seamless sessions – it is actively maintained. (winswitch is its gui if you want one)
  • x2go is similar to NX but is not compatible with its server/client apps.

Related Posts:

• Unity over NX Remote Sessions
• NX Server
• Install NX “Free Edition” Server
• Install freeNX Server