all I've currently seen is that one has to install x2goserver on the server. Can I also install x2goserver (or maybe some other software) on a debian6 machine if I only have an ordinary linux account on the server, but no root access?
In theory, this could work.
I thought so.
In practice, you would have to fix all hardcoded paths in various scripts and probably adjust the session management glue.
:-(
Shouldn't that be easily possible via a ./configure call at compilation time? Something like "configure --prefix=$HOME/somedir". At least this way one would be able to build a customized server that doesn't need root access.
Doesn't x2go follow the default of "./configure && make && make install"?
So it won't be easy nor straight-forward.
Am I the first who asks for such a feature?
Whoever is knowledgeable about root-less installation, please make it happen.
Ralf