NoMachine

NoMachine will give you a shared desktop. However, only one person can log in at a time and get the desktop with the free version. The enterprise version will allow for multiple desktops at a time. However, in another mode you can log in and get a terminal window as you do using ssh -X. You can run DosimetryCheckTasks by typing in the commmand ./DosimetryCheckTasks. In this mode more that one person can access the server at the same time.

Their definitions:
Physical desktop: Your window shows what the monitor attached to the server shows. If a second person were to log in you both will have control of the same desktop at the same time.
Virtual desktop: you will see what you would see on the monitor if you logged in at the server, but you will have a separate process all to yourself.
Custom Session: You get a terminal window where you can type in commands. When you run ./DosimetryCheckTasks you can get it popping up in its own window as if you were running it on your computer. This is equivalent to using ssh -X with cygwin or Exceed. Choose seperate window on the NoMachine interface for the session to have the program come up in it's own window.

For 64 core ubuntu machine download the 64 DEB version. Scroll down to the very bottom of www.NoMachine.com and click on Download. Scroll down to NoMachine for Linux and select NoMachine for Linux DEB amd64. If on the Ubuntu computer, the Firefox browser will put the download in the subfolder Downloads. You need to type in a terminal prompt window:
sudo dpkg -i Downloads/nomachine_4.5.0_1_amd64.deb
Reboot the computer. Run ifconfig to get the IP address of the computer. You should be able to take the default port.

On the Windows client, download and install NoMachine for Windows. Click on the icon created. Follow their instructions. If the IP address is not listed, type it in and you will get the desktop or choose custom session.

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