[X2Go-User] New guy, new OBS repo and some issues

[Robert Dinse]

      This made me wonder about the state of X2go with compositing desktops?
I'm still using Mate so not an issue for me (unless I enable compositing in
marco), but would be for Hans-Peter.

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On Tue, 24 Oct 2017, Hans-Peter Jansen wrote:

> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 19:03:21 +0200
> From: Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj at urpla.net>
> To: x2go-user at lists.x2go.org
> Subject: [X2Go-User] New guy, new OBS repo and some issues
> 
> Hello everybody,
>
> after noticing this wonderful project, I started with a new openSUSE Build Service repo for
> x2go today:
>
>
> https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:frispete:RemoteDesktop:x2go
>
> since RemoteDesktop:x2go is somewhat orphaned and suffers from serious bit rot in
> some auxiliary packages. While at it, I've updated x2goclient to 4.1.0.1 already, and plan to
> update the other packages, that saw new releases, soon.
>
> Being a heavy remote user of all kinds (ssh, vnc, rdp), this project is a perfect fit. I never
> got NX to cooperate nicely, but always thought, that the basic concepts are sound.
>
> Anyway, I was able to install the x2goserver and x2goplasmabindings packages on a
> remote system (Leap 42.3 Virtualbox VM on a 42.3 host), and successfully connect to it
> with the x2goclient package, reaching out a nice and fresh KDE desktop.
>
> So far for the good news.
>
> After login, powerdevil crashes with signal 6 (related to non existing DimDisplay action).
> This in turn results in a drkonqi crash (sig 11).
> Probably related to these, the X2Go PLasma Bindings failed to remove the shut down and
> reboot actions in the K menu.
>
> Immediately logging out results in a ksmserver crash, that effectively prevents a
> successful log out, hence the session can only be terminated the hard way from the X2Go
> client UI.
>
> Parallel ssh sessions to the server appear locked at some point (not immediately after
> login, but somewhat later on).
>
> There are some konsole related issues, resulting in a delay by 1 to 6 seconds from any
> pressed key. Interestingly, xterm doesn't suffer from this behaviour.
>
> Are these effects known already? Any ideas/mitigations/workarounds?
>
> The "unboxing" experience is very nice already. The performance is great.
>
> Filing these issues as bugs starts with the question, what package they relate to?
>
> Are you guys still using a patched libssh package?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
>