Updates to the NX 4 Preview 2 are Available
ROME, Italy, December 30, 2010 - NoMachine has released new packages
for Linux 32 bit and 64 bit to solve a number of problems affecting the
Second Preview of NX 4. The main issues that have been fixed are:
- Packages are not compatible with Linux versions not shipped with glibcxx version 3.4.9 such as Red Hat 4 and 5.
- Some nxserver processes may be left running when the session has terminated.
- Sessions may be marked as Failed when they are in status Disconnecting.
- NX Node can crash when the nxagent process terminates in an unexpected way.
- Version of the hosting operating system is not displayed in the Info tab provided by the utility toolbar inside the NX session.
- A session can fail to start with NX Web Player if the session name contains a '-' character.
Supported Platforms
Linux x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise 4/5
- SuSe 10.x /11
- Mandriva 2009/2010
- Fedora Core 10/11/12/13/14
- Xandros Desktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0
- Debian GNU Linux 4.0 Etch/5.0 Lenny
- Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron/8.10 Intrepid Ibex/Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty
Jackalope/9.10 Karmic Koala/10.4 Lucid Lynx/10.10 Maverick
Linux i386
- Red Hat Enterprise 4/5
- SuSe 10.x /11
- Mandriva 2009/2010
- Fedora Core 10/11/12/13/14
- Xandros Desktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0
- Debian GNU Linux 4.0 Etch/5.0 Lenny
- Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron/8.10 Intrepid Ibex/Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope/9.10 Karmic Koala/10.4 Lucid Lynx/10.10 Maverick
Important Notes
- Please
note that the quality of the software is sub-alpha and it is not
intended to replace the stable 3 releases in any way yet. Note also that
most features introduced in the new Player depend on the presence of
the NX 4 installation on the server. If you want to get a real sense of
what NX 4 will be, please be sure you install the NX Player on the
client and the NX Virtual Desktop Workstation on the computer you want
to access from remote.
- The
packages and libraries comprising a NX 4 installation contain
significant differences, compared to version 3. The final release will
contain scripts guiding the user through the upgrade process. At the
moment, to install the preview, it is required that you first uninstall
any previous NX 3 setup. Detailed instructions on how to backup the
previous installation and proceed to the upgrade can be found here. Any further upgrade of the 4 packages should not present any problem. - Compatibility
between the 3 and the 4 will be fully preserved. There may be bugs
when connecting with a client 3 to a server 4 and viceversa. These bugs
will be resolved in the final release.
Download Updates to the NoMachine NX 4 Preview 2
You can download the new packages for Linux here:
http://www.nomachine.com/download-preview
How to Install the NX Packages
NX Virtual Desktop Workstation for Linux
Instructions below use the sudo utility. If you don't
have the sudo utility installed, log on as superuser ("root")
and run the commands without sudo.
This package installs also the NX Web tools and the NX Web
Server, namely nxhtd. You can access them by pointing your browser to
https://serverHost:4080 where serverHost is either
IP or hostname of the machine where you have installed the NX package.
Please note that the installation comes with a self- signed
SSL certificate intended to be a sample. This doesn't grant a secure
connection. In order to secure your web application, please replace the
SSL Certificate File, namely /usr/NX/etc/server.crt and the SSL
Certificate Key File /usr/NX/etc/server.key with your own.
RPM version
- Download the RPM.
- Change
your working directory to the location where you saved the package
and install it in the default location /usr/NX by running from a
console:
$ sudo rpm -i nxserver-vdw-4.0.X-Y.i686.rpm
DEB version
- Download the DEB.
- Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and
install it in the default location /usr/NX by running from a console:
$ sudo dpkg -i nxserver_vdw_4.0.X-Y_i686.deb
TAR.GZ version
- Download the TAR.GZ in the /usr directory.
- Change your working directory to the /usr directory and install the package by running from a console:
$ sudo tar xvzf nxserver-vdw-4.0.X-Y.i686.tar.gz - Run the setup script for installing the NX software:
$ sudo /usr/NX/nxserver --install
NX Player for Linux
Instructions
below use the sudo utility. If you don't have the sudo utility
installed, log on as superuser ("root") and run the commands
without sudo.
RPM version
- Download the RPM.
- Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console:
$ sudo rpm -i nxplayer-4.0.X-Y.i686.rpm
DEB version
- Download the DEB.
- Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console:
- $ sudo dpkg -i nxplayer_4.0.X-Y_i686.deb
TAR.GZ version
- Download the TAR.GZ in the /usr directory.
- Change your working directory to the /usr directory and install the package by running from a console:
$ sudo tar zxvf nxplayer-4.0.X-Y.i686.tar.gz - Run the setup script for installing the NX software:
$ sudo /usr/NX/nxplayer --install
Documents
Installation guides for the NX 4 preview are available at:
http://www.nomachine.com/documents
The NX Development Team