On 2012-11-07 18:04, Ralf Hemmecke wrote:
This is childish. You asked how to get started
But I did not ask how to get started with *installing* x2go (with no
root access to the server it's not possible anyway), but rather I asked
about how to get started *understanding the sources* -- some good
overview documentation, since I would probably have to do something
myself to make my wish happen.

As there are only a few hundred Lines of code and a normal user never gets in touch with them there is no such thing as an overview document.
When staring the x2goclient from the console you get lots of debug messages, including the commands issued on the server. Thus those are the scripts you you want to have a closer look at.
Then you can move those files to your home and start working on them until they run from your home. Besides adjusting your paths this should be pretty straight forward.
Of course you can just start working, without connecting once in a while, but that makes it much harder to find out  where the system broke.


>> However, might this change in a near future?
> Unless you fix it: Unlikely, as all active devs have root and lots of
> other stuff to do. :)
Well, maybe x2go is not the software I am looking for. :-(

It probably is, but it is not in the state you are looking for.

Cheers
Morty

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