[FreeNX-kNX] Install Freenx on Debian etch amd64

Terje Andersen terander at guard.zapto.org
Mon Feb 25 19:14:18 UTC 2008


On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 15:39 +0000, Alastair Johnson wrote:
> Installing the nomachine server and freenx at the same time will cause 
> conflicts, and it is likely neither will work. freenx uses the GPL version of 
> the nx libraries released by nomachine. It is functionally similar to the 
> nomachine server, but is otherwise unrelated. You should use either freenx or 
> the nomachine nxserver, but not both at the same time. Your best bet at this 
> stage is probably to remove all trace of both the nomachine and freenx 
> installs and start again using one or other.
> 
> I can't comment on installing from source as I have only ever used packages on 
> gentoo and fedora. Debian and ubuntu packages have been made, but may not be 
> up to date. You should find package locations and installation instructions 
> if you search the archives.
> 
> If you're lucky there's a debian user reading this that can point you in the 
> right direction.

for Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10), I use this one (search the Ubuntu Wiki for
'FreeNX' and 'Datakeylive' for install/GPG key installation).
Add to /etc/apt/sources.list:

	deb http://www.datakeylive.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main

Hopefully they work on Debian too...

	/Terje




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