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NX is a technology for remote X11 sessions using SSH for transport.

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When do I have to use PAE/NX?

I would like to know when I need to use PAE/NX and when I don't. Do I always need it, or can I not use it on my virtual machine?
Winnie The Pooh
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How to stop the 'd' key from minimizing all windows in Ubuntu 10.10 when connected with Nomachine?

When I connect to my Ubuntu box from any Mac OS X 10.6 client (Snow Leopard) using Nomachine, the 'd' key minimizes all windows on my Ubuntu box. I found another post here that says the issue can be fixed by changing some settings on the Ubuntu box…
Justin Kredible
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Error 0xc0000260 when installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on an old laptop

I'm attempting to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a Dell Inspiron 8600, and I am getting a 0xc0000260 error. Googling around, I found that others get this error when installing on a Virtual Machine without the PAE/NX checkbox enabled. I'm…
jrr
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Ubuntu 12.04 NoMachine Client-Side Resolution

I have been using OpenNX on a Mac to connect to a NoMachine 3.5 server on Ubuntu, and I was able to start a new GNOME session with the using the available screen area. However, this behavior changed recently (with an update, I think). Now whenever I…
mxxk
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How to set NX TTL in CloudFlare?

The default CloudFlare TTL for NX (non-existing) records is about three hours, which is a bit of a bummer if I accidentally query a DNS name I haven't created yet. The CloudFlare API calls to create and edit records make no mention of the NX record.…
l0b0
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NX keymaps all messed up in Gnome 3

Back in the days of Gnome 2, I was happily using NX (NoMachine, FreeNX, neatx) for an extremely low-latency and usable connection to several Linux boxes. Everything worked like a dream. Then, Gnome 3 came along, and it runs in fallback mode in NX.…
Andrew Mao
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configure qtnx for a French keyboard layout

I use the qtnx client to connect to a NX technology remote desktop server. Unfortunately with my French keyboard layout (azerty-like) some keys such as AltGr do not work. This means I cannot type characters like #{[|`\^@]} (located in the top row…
bob
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NX Client screen resolution issue (from Mac OS X to Ubuntu)

I have an Ubuntu machine that I'm connecting to using the NOMACHINE NX Client. I would to increase the screen resolution (ideally to 1600 x 1200), but I can't seem to do so using the client settings. Is there some sort of limitation or some…
Amir Afghani
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Make alt key work when using NX client on OSX to Ubuntu 10.04 host?

I am using NX Client on Mac OS X 10.6 to access my Ubuntu 10.04 machine. I would like to use the Option/Alt key to Alt-Tab in the window manager and as the Meta key in Emacs. Some searching on the internet suggests that I set my OSX ~/.Xmodmap file…
nwhsvc
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NX on windows 7 - disruptive screen configuration change

I am using NX on Windows7. Windows handles 2 montiors. NX running on the main one. After the screensaver was running, I got the following NX message: Disruptive screen configuration change. Restore previous resolution to use Cygwin/XFree86. Clicking…
laplasz
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How to get a shell prompt in NX?

I have installed nxserver on a ubuntu machine and am able to connect to this machine via the free NX client on a windows machine. Things seem to be working fine except that the xterm has a weird NX prompt rather than a regular shell prompt. Below is…
E. Z.
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How can I determine if NX is enabled on AMD A6?

How can I determine if the NX bit is enabled? What I am doing right now is trying to run rdmsr, but I get an error: rdmsr:pread: Input/output error This is when I do: rdmsr 0x1a0 The CPU is an AMD A6 3400M APU with Radeon HD Graphics. I am running…
Buzu
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NoMachine NX shadowing doesn't scale desktop correctly

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 on my main computer, I installed the nx server from NoMachine, on my laptop i installed the client for windows (xp). The connection works fine, and if I login to a new gnome session from the client everything looks fine and…
cariu
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Remote Desktop Software

I'm going to be going to college soon and the laptop I have is rather pathetic. I'd like to run Linux Mint on my desktop and remotely access it using my laptop. Unlike what people usually use Remote Desktop programs for, I want my laptop to, in…
Mako
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RDP vs VNC - what exactly is the difference in regards to screen sharing?

I've been trying for way too many hours now to get a similar remote desktop experience as Windows -> Windows, but on Windows -> macOS. As far as I know from my testing, I need to use VNC if I want to mirror the exact configuration of the host (1…
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