This article applies to packages v. 5 or 4, for version 6 or later please refer to: https://www.nomachine.com/AR11O00949
 

NoMachine offers different sets of packages tailored for different scenarios.

The free packages

These are the NoMachine and the NoMachine Enterprise Client packages. They have an unlimited validity period and don't require the purchase of a license. They don't provide libraries to support the H.264 codec.

The naming convention for the NoMachine packages uses only the 'nomachine' keyword, for example:

nomachine_5.3.12_1_amd64.deb

while the naming convention for the client packages relies on the 'nomachine-enterprise-client' keyword, for example:

nomachine-enterprise-client_5.3.12_1_x86_64.rpm
 

Customers' server packages

Customers should log-in to their Customer Area (https://www.nomachine.com/support#login)  to download their server packages. When they purchase or renew a license, customers are entitled to download the correspondent server package for a production environment. This package provides libraries for H.264 and a 30-days license to be replaced with the recently acquired license (the purchased license can be downloaded from the Customer Area as well).

To have H.264 support on server side, it's necessary to first uninstall the evaluation version and then install the 'production' packages.

As an alternative, please follow instructions here: https://www.nomachine.com/AR02M00837 for upgrading on Linux from a server for evaluation to a server for production and keep all settings.

Naming convention for the 'production' packages includes the name of the product. For example:

nomachine-enterprise-server_5.3.12_1_x86_64.rpm
nomachine-workstation_5.3.12_1_amd64.deb

Packages in the Customer Area are suitable for new installations. Two downloads for each license are allowed due to royalties to be paid for being compliant with MPEGLA policies. A 'Send request' button permits to contact our Team to re-enable the link if, for example, the download didn't complete succesfully.

When a new release is made available, customers will find new packages for update in their Customer Area.  Download links are automatically re-enabled at every software update.

Note that the release of NoMachine v. 6 introduces a change in the way customers will upgrade their installations: a unique package, labeled 'Production Version' will be available for new installations and updates of existing installations. This way applies also to packages v. 5 and 4, with the following precaution:
https://www.nomachine.com/AR11O00945
How to upgrade v. 5 and 4 with customer's Production Version packages

The build number

Each package has a version number made of two parts: the release version (e.s. 5.3.12) and the build number which is just a progressive number incremented when the software is re-packaged. A different build number doesn't affect the content of the package: all changes included in for example nomachine-workstation_5.3.12_1_amd64.deb are present also in nomachine-workstation_5.3.12_2_amd64.deb.