[X2Go-User] Problems with java GUI application

[Kevin Kremer]

> Since this seems to be a German application, can we assume you 
> are located in Germany and speak German? 
Yes, that's correct.

> apt policy nxagent
results in
Installed: 2:3.5.99.16-0~201803162252~ubuntu16.04.1 Candidate: 
2:3.5.99.16-0~201803162252~ubuntu16.04.1
So, the current version of nx-libs is installed.

Best regards,
Kevin  On 16 May 2018 21:37, Ulrich Sibiller <uli42 at gmx.de> wrote: 

>On Wed, May 16, 2018 at 9:06 PM, Kevin Kremer <kkmailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks all for your answers.
>>
>>> You should definitely use open-jdk instead of Oracle jdk
>>
>> I tried running OpenJDK but the java application seems to start only when
>> using Oracle Java. I checked the developer's documentation which states
>> Oracle Java as a requirement.
>
>Great...
>
>>> Try with JOSM https://josm.openstreetmap.de/
>>
>> I tested https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ which runs without any problems.
>>
>>> Are you using the most current version of nx-libs (3.5.99-16)? What's the
>>> name of the app? Is it using OpenGL? And have you tried OpenJDK instead of
>>> Oracle's java?
>>
>> We bought this application (called heimbas) for accounting and
>> documentation. I will try to contact the developers again, even though I
>> fear they will just refer to the RDP connection on our old windows machine
>> where the app is running fine.
>
>The vendor states it runs on Linux. So I don't see why he should point
>you to using Windows.
>
>> As far as I know, it does not use any additional libs like OpenGL.
>
>> Can you tell me how to check the version of nx-libs? I simply installed
>> x2goserver and x2goserver-xsession which apparently do not install an
>> additional nx-libs package (apt policy nx-libs does not know the package).
>
>Well, you don't tell us your linux distribution so I cannot tell the
>name of the lib on your system. I suggest you grep the list of
>installed packages for "nx" and "xcomp". x2go won't work without any
>of them.
>
>Uli