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Edit Summary: Add: Why Am I told to enable X11 forwarding with X2Go? I thought that X2Go uses nx-libs instead of X11 forwarding!
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    - zlib is generic lossless compression, so it is not well-suited for images. nx-libs acheives better performance by using compression methods such as JPEG (default, lossy) or PNG (lossless.)
    - XCB applications are still partially hindered by round-trips, and nx-libs eliminates more of those round-trips. See  [[https://lwn.net/Articles/343506/|Bart Massey's
explanation]] for more info.
  
  The 1st 2 performance improvements also reduce bandwidth usage; which has the effect of improving performance when other users are sharing the same WAN link.
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+ ==== Why Am I told to enable X11 forwarding with X2Go? I thought that X2Go uses nx-libs instead of X11 forwarding! ====
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+ The simple answer is that the OpenSSH server treats the connection differently (in such a way that degrades nx-libs performance) unless X11 forwarding is enabled.
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+ [[https://www.nomachine.com/AR05D00391|See NoMachine's explanation for more info.]]
  
  ==== What is the difference to LTSP? Why a free thin client environment? ====
  
  LTSP requires a high bandwidth on your network. It can efficiently be used in Local Area Networks (LANs) only. 



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