NoMachine NX
NoMachine NX is a fast terminal server and desktop virtualization system based on the X11 protocol. NX is an order of magnitude faster than VNC or X11 and can run on bandwidth as narrow as 10 kBit/sec. In addition, NX translates and embeds the MS Windows Terminal Server and VNC protocols into X/NX, enabling users to compress and accelerate remote Windows and VNC sessions. The NX project provides a suite of libraries and X11 proxying agents implementing efficient compression and optimized transport of X11, SMB, IPP, HTTP, and arbitrary protocols like audio and video over the Internet.
| Tags | Communications Desktop Environment Software Development |
|---|---|
| Licenses | Other GPL |
| Operating Systems | Mac OS X Windows POSIX Linux Unix Solaris |
| Implementation | C C++ |
Recent releases
- 14 Jun 2012 13:57
Release Notes: These new packages include the updated version of NX Client for Windows and an additional check to verify the validity of the plugin archives to be downloaded on the end-user's machine.
- 01 Jun 2012 16:48
Release Notes: The new client for Windows includes fixes for the problems where the cursor may have been displayed with the wrong color when running CAE applications, and fake keyboard events may have been generated when the client was running on some laptops.
- 24 May 2012 15:13
Release Notes: This version solves some minor issues such as a typo in error messages, and fixes a problem on Centos 6.2 where the server could not generate SSH keys for authentication due to SELinux blocking such operations.
- 21 May 2012 16:59
Release Notes: This release is mainly focused on fixing nxagent problems arising with applications that use the most recent versions of Cairo libraries. Among these problems are a possible session crash when running Firefox or Thunderbird and a degradation of performance.
- 24 Oct 2011 08:45
Release Notes: This version includes fixes to the X11 agent to solve problems such as: the nxagent process crashes when trying to open a nx session within a tigervnc session, and application menus may be shown with wrong or corrupted content.
Recent comments
The 'Licenses' tag says "GPL", but it looks like this is no longer true (as of 12/21/2010).
NX is very useful. It has some painful quirks such as AltGr locking inside the NX client window. You have to focus outside of the NX window to "unlock" AltGr, which is their suggested workaround. _Every time_ you type a character using AltGr, you have to move your mouse out of the window. Sigh.
Also, the update NX claims to have released is not visible on their website. 3.4.0-10 is supposed to be out since the 15th of November, but it is nowhere to be seen.
freenx+nx binaries
For Solaris 10 x86
http://www.kraftek.com/blog/index.php?/archives/227-NX+freenx-server-binary-tarball-for-Solaris-10-x86.html
For Solaris 10 SPARC
http://www.kraftek.com/blog/index.php?/archives/215-NX-and-Freenx-tarball-for-Solaris-10-SPARC.html
For slackware 12
http://www.kraftek.com/blog/index.php?/archives/214-NX-+-freenx-Slackware-12-package.html
Re: os x 2.1.0-9 client doesn't work for me
recheck your config files its pretty straight forward
Re: os x 2.1.0-9 client doesn't work for me
After a quick e-mail to nomachine, my problem was from
using a modified server. Very helpful support and definatly
the most useful piece of software I have used in a very long
time.
> Despite installing X11 I can't get
> access from my mac (it
> autenicates fine but then stops), linux
> client works fine so I
> know the server end is ok. Where can I
> get help???
