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Install and configure NX server

1. Install

  1. Get the download package information.
    1. Go to NoMachine download website: http://www.nomachine.com/download.php -> use "NX Free Edition for Linux" --> NX Free Edition for Linux DEB - i386  -> get the links for NX Client, NX node, NX server (all of them).
  2. Download files: (Run the following commands under software/nxdownloads)
    1. wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.3.0/Linux/nxclient_3.3.0-6_i386.deb
    2. wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.3.0/Linux/nxnode_3.3.0-17_i386.deb
    3. wget http://64.34.161.181/download/3.3.0/Linux/FE/nxserver_3.3.0-22_i386.deb
  3. Install all the packages (Note: order is very important)
    1. sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.3.0-6_i386.deb
    2. sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-17_i386.deb
    3. sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-22_i386.deb
  4. Start the server
    1. sudo /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --start
  5. Reference: http://www.bradshawenterprises.com/blog/2007/installing-nomachine-nx-on-any-modern-linux-including-ubuntu-710/

2. Add users who can access the server using NX client (in other computer)

  1. Add new users to the configuration file: /usr/NX/etc/users.db
    1. Note: the free version only supports two NX clients users at the same time.
  2. Restart the server: sudo /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --restart
  3. Test whether you can login using NX client from another remote computer

3. Files

  1. Configuration file: /usr/NX/etc/users.db

4. Commands

  1. /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --stop
  2. /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --start
  3. /usr/NX/bin/nxserver --restart
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