Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ 2026-06-09T10:02:27+00:00 Computer Science | Vassar College https://www.cs.vassar.edu/ https://www.cs.vassar.edu/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2020-07-04T21:04:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) x2go https://www.cs.vassar.edu/help/general_linux/x2go?rev=1593896682&do=diff X2Go -- Remote Desktop Access About X2Go is a program that lets you use your account's desktop remotely. Imagine that you want to do work using DrRacket (or DrScheme, Netbeans, etc.) from your home computer but don't want to deal with the fuss of copying your work onto your CS account afterwards. text/html 2023-01-19T02:50:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) sshkeys https://www.cs.vassar.edu/help/general_linux/sshkeys?rev=1674096627&do=diff Setting up SSH Keys Note : This tutorial assumes that you are running a linux-based operating system. The procedure for setting up keys on an Apple Mac OS X machine is similar to this procedure, but you may need to make some minor adjustments. There is a separate text/html 2020-07-04T21:02:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) vnc https://www.cs.vassar.edu/help/general_linux/vnc?rev=1593896566&do=diff Using VNC What is VNC? NOTE: VNC is deprecated. For all remote desktop access, we ask that you use X2Go (found here). VNC is a system for interacting with a computer display remotely, over a network. This technology was developed by AT&T Laboratories, and is now available for free over the internet (distributed under the GNU General Public License. Visit the text/html 2021-03-04T00:22:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) apple https://www.cs.vassar.edu/help/general_linux/x2go/apple?rev=1614817344&do=diff X2Go macOS Installation <https://www.xquartz.org/>may * Step 1: <html><a href=“<https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient/releases/4.1.2.2/>” target=“blank”>Click here for the latest version</a></html> to go to the download page for X2Go. <html><a href=“<https://code.x2go.org/releases/binary-macosx/x2goclient/releases/>” target=“blank”>Click here for the previous versions.</a></html> text/html 2016-09-29T18:34:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) linux https://www.cs.vassar.edu/help/general_linux/x2go/linux?rev=1475174053&do=diff X2Go Ubuntu Installation * Step 1: Open a shell (Note: on most systems, you can to this by typing in Ctrl-Alt-t). * Step 2: Type in sudo apt-get install x2goclient. Hit Enter. * You will be prompted for your password. Type it, then hit enter. Note that as you type your password, the screen won't change (no *s will appear). This is normal; the computer is still registering your typing.