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Hi there, I'm experimenting with making a BunsenLabs image I can deploy as a remote workstation in various cloud environments. Accordingly, my first task is to figure out a solid remote access solution, and VNC doesn't cut it. I heard good things about X2go so I figured I'd give it a shot.
Long story short, I got the server installed, and the client installed elsewhere, and I can log in to my BL target system, but it comes up with a completely blank desktop and only bare default menus - not the BunsenLabs environment which appears when I log in via the console.
I'm sure I'm missing something obvious but I'm stumped, and I'm not really familiar with the difference between starting a full X desktop session vs some sort of more limited session? My main familiarity with X is with running single applications remotely via SSH X forwarding.
I'd love to hear anybody's tips. Thanks!
Last edited by baryonic (2021-12-31 03:00:00)
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Found the answer with a little more searching.
In X2go Client, in session config > Session Type, one has to choose Custom Desktop and for Command enter 'bunsenlabs-session' and then things work as expected.
Original answer quoted below:a
Original message: https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 045#p96045
s-rod wrote:Also noticed that when the x2go session starts there is no wall paper or tint2. Running nitrogen --restore will bring up the wallpaper with the following errors
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I have used x2go to remote multiple BL machines prior to Lithium and did not experienced the wall paper, tint2 issues.This is because ~/.config/openbox/autostart has changed name. When running x2goclient, choose "bunsenlabs-session" rather than "openbox" or "openbox-session". Or create a new ~/.config/openbox/autostart file. @s-rod solved this, but thought the answer should be included here for reference.
Last edited by baryonic (2022-02-13 08:40:10)
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@bayronic, good you had it solved!
Can you edit your first post, prepend [Solved] on the subject lione?
// Regards rbh
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Found the answer with a little more searching.
In X2go Client, in session config > Session Type, one has to choose Custom Desktop and for Command enter 'bunsenlabs-desktop' and then things work as expected.
Original answer quoted below:a
malm wrote:Original message: https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic … 045#p96045
...This is because ~/.config/openbox/autostart has changed name. When running x2goclient, choose "bunsenlabs-session" rather than "openbox" or "openbox-session". Or create a new ~/.config/openbox/autostart file. @s-rod solved this, but thought the answer should be included here for reference.
Note that malm mentions "bunsenlabs-session" while baryonic mentions 'bunsenlabs-desktop'.
"bunsenlabs-session" is what worked for me.
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Whoops, fixed my post. I am indeed using "bunsenlabs-session" as well.
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