X2Go VS TigerVNC

X2Go Reviews

1. Tyler Fawkes    

   Author at Individual | almost 3 years ago
   I chose X2go over Nomachine

   We use X2go as access our home office work machine while traveling. The home office desktop (X2go server) is used primarily for word processing, spreadsheets and creating presentations. The X2go server is running on 3rd generation Intel i-5 processor with onboard Intel graphics and 12 Gb DDR4 RAM. The OS is Linux Mint Mate' 20.04. Nomachine works on most desktops, however X2go seems to prefer the XFCE and Mate' environments. My experience with X2go is slightly faster and more stable on the Linux Mint Mate' flavor than Ubuntu's 20.04 Mate'. It also looks much better. Remote access is accomplished using X2go client over SSH (ECDSA-256) with minimal compression through a ZeroTier network. Nomachine free version doesn't allow SSH connections. Nomachine also uses 128 bit encryption and is prettier and faster as first installed. However, X2go has more granular connection options. After multiple trial and error adjustments X2go is MUCH smoother and comparable to sitting at the physical desktop over ATT 4g-LTE hotspot connections. Youtube videos streamed remotely are a little jerky but watchable so I don't recommend gaming remotely over 4g. Additionally X2go allows for using 'published applications' making it possible to get work done over all but the slowest connections. X2go also allows multiple users to connect to the server and work in their individual environments simultaneously. Similar to a terminal server, although heavier on resources. My wife and I occasionally do this through hotel or cafe' WiFi. Nomachine free allows only one user connection at a time per machine. Nomachine is easier to set up for a novice and has Android & IOS apps. Not something we have a need for or want.

   🏁 Competitors: NoMachine Everybody

   👍 Pros:    Secure|Fast|Multiple simultaneous users|Published applications performance

   👎 Cons:    Requires ssh server installation & configuration.|Requires users to navigate a daunting number of options to find optimal performance.|Wiki isn't novice friendly and often has sections out of date. support is minimal through user forum.

TigerVNC Reviews

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• Black Screen Issues on Raspberry Pi 3 When Opening Apps via VNC

  This has been around for a while and so far RealVNC does not have a fix. It's possible that something like TigerVNC [their site] may cope but I've not tried it. Source: 9 months ago

• OpenHWW: Dedicated OpenBSD Laptop As Hardware Wallet

  PS. OpenBSD comes with vmctl, it is a tool like Docker or Qubes VMs. You can jail Firefox inside a VM then connect to their GUI desktop via tigervnc. But I believe, it is too paranoid. Separate user and separate disk partition for Firefox is more than sufficient, given OpenBSD paranoid approach to the application address spaces. Source: 9 months ago

• Install and Configure VNC on Ubuntu 20.04

  Create a file called config and add one option each line if you need to give the VNC server more choices. Here's an illustration: Edit ~/.vnc/config. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Why is there no performant remote desktop for Mac/Linux?

  TigerVNC[0] might be of interest in this domain. 0 - https://tigervnc.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Recommended remote desktop software

  There are multiple implementations, I like TigerVNC which is maintained by Red Hat. Source: over 1 year ago