Luxembourg, May 11st, 2023

NoMachine makes available updated packages for version 8 to fix some issues affecting previous releases such as the inability to forward an iPhone from Windows to macOS, priority of users' groups being ignored by server profiles and incorrect synchronization of profile rules when upgrading a Cloud Server v7 to v8.

This version also includes some enhancements, such as extended supported sign mechanism for smart card authentication and the possibility to propagate trusted users from the Cloud Server to its 'nodes'. What's more, a new configuration key in player.cfg has been added to keep the system display sleep timer which can be enabled by setting the "Turn off energy saving while in fullscreen mode" to false. Additionally, the new packages provide updates to nxhtd, the built-in web server which is now based on httpd-2.4.56. Note that the two CVEs fixed by httpd-2.4.56 (https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html) don't affect nxhtd since it doesn't use the proxy module.

The complete list of fixes included in this 8.5.3 release are:

TR04U10839 - 'No available desktops' occurs on Linux distributions with ConsoleKit
installed
TR03U10814 - Authentication fails on Windows when user belongs to a large number of
groups containing white characters in name
TR05S10262 - Camera listed in 'Connected devices' does not work on Mac
TR02U10774 - Cannot forward the iPhone from Windows to MacOS
TR09T10578 - Cannot skip installation of USB drivers with NoMachine Enterprise Client
package
TR04U10823 - Command 'nxserver subscriptionset' doesn't work on ARM
TR04U10828 - Flag to skip installation of printers is not available with Enterprise
Client Package
TR04U10845 - Host certificates are sometimes lost during the synchronization process
between the cluster servers
TR04U10838 - Kerberos ticket-based authentication by NX protocol fails when NoMachine
client v8 connects to a server v7
TR12T10714 - Priority of users groups is ignored by server profiles
TR04U10818 - Reconnection fails after unexpected loss of connection between server and
remote node
TR04U10834 - Removing 'Owner' from VirtualDesktopAccessNoAcceptance will ask for
permission during creating virtual session
TR04U10837 - Rules are not always synchronized when upgrading the Cloud Server from v7
to v8
TR02U10780 - Sessions on the nodes are terminated after disabling 'Use X11 vector
graphics' in the server's UI
TR01U10756 - Smart card authentication from Windows doesn't work properly
TR05U10853 - Sudden termination of NoMachine services on Windows when the Print Spooler
is off
TR03U10787 - Sudden termination of the session when activating mic forwarding from macOS
TR02U10777 - The NoMachine XDM virtual desktop is terminated before than the XDM session
TR11T10674 - Update procedure leaves the DisplayMonitorNotifications key in node.cfg
TR04U10831 - USB forwarding doesn't work with NoMachine v.8.4.2 on ARMv8

Supported Platforms

Windows 32-bit/64-bit Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11
Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019/2022

Mac OS X Intel 64-bit 10.9 to 10.11/macOS Intel 10.12 to 12/macOS Apple Silicon 11/12

Linux 32-bit and 64-bit
RHEL 6.0 to RHEL 8.x
CentOS 6.0 to CentOS 8.5
SLED 11 to SLED 15
SLES 11 to SLES 15
openSUSE 11.x to openSUSE 15.x
Fedora 10 to Fedora 37
Debian 5 to Debian 11
Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 22.04

Raspberry Pi 2/3/4 ARMv6/ARMv7/ARMv8

Important Notice

In NoMachine version 8, UPnP/NAT-PMP is disabled by default in the Free Edition. To get access to your computer over the internet, NoMachine's UPnP/NAT-PMP port mapping must be enabled by hand ('Server settings -> Ports' -> Select the service and click on Configure); or alternatively, your router can be configured with the appropriate port-forwarding rule. When port-mapping/port-forwarding is enabled, remote NoMachine connections, including connection requests from guests via the new Guest Desktop Sharing feature will be possible.

Download NoMachine Packages

You can download the latest packages suitable for your Operating System from the NoMachine Web site at the following URL:

https://www.nomachine.com/download

Customers with valid subscriptions should log in to their customer area and download the "Production version".

Automatic updates

The automatic check for updates is scheduled to check our repositories every two days.

To update the free NoMachine package:

• - Open the NoMachine User Interface from your Programs Menu.
• - From the Machines panel click on 'Settings', then on 'Server' and finally on 'Updates'.
• - Then click on the 'Check now' button.

To update the NoMachine Enterprise Client immediately:

• - Click on 'Settings', from the Player panel click 'Updates'.
• - Then click on the 'Check now' button.

More information about the check for automatic updates is available here:

https://www.nomachine.com/AR05M00847

Manual package installation or update

Please follow the instructions to install the package or update your installation manually:

On Windows:

• - Download and save the EXE file.
• - Double click on the NoMachine executable file.
• - The Setup Wizard will take you through all steps necessary for installing or updating NoMachine.

On macOS:

• - Download and save the DMG file.
• - Double-click on the Disk Image to open it and double-click on the NoMachine program icon.
• - The Installer will take you through through all steps necessary for installing or updating NoMachine.

On Linux:

You can use the graphical package manager provided by your Linux distribution or update NoMachine by command line by following instructions below. If you don't have the sudo utility installed, log on as superuser ("root") and run the commands without sudo.

RPM

• - Download and save the RPM file.
• - Install the package by running:
  # rpm -ivh <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.rpm
  or
• - Update your NoMachine installation by running:
• # rpm -Uvh <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.rpm

DEB

• - Download and save the DEB file.
• - Install the package by running:
  $ sudo dpkg -i <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.deb
  or
• - Update your NoMachine installation by running:
• $ sudo dpkg -i <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.deb

TAR.GZ

• - Download and save the TAR.GZ file.
• - Install the package by running:
  $ cd /usr
  $ sudo tar xvzf <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.tar.gz
  $ sudo /usr/NX/nxserver --install
  or
• - Update your NoMachine installation by running:
  • $ cd /usr
  • $ sudo tar xvzf <pkgName>_<pkgVersion>_<arch>.tar.gz
  • $ sudo /usr/NX/nxserver --update
• If you are installing Enterprise Client or Node run respectively:
  • $ sudo /usr/NX/nxclient --update
  • $ sudo /usr/NX/nxnode --update

Documents

Installation and configuration guides for the NoMachine products are available at:

https://www.nomachine.com/all-documents

The NoMachine Development Team