**Obsolete page:** x2goplugin is removed without a replacement
====== X2Go Browser Plugin ======
For setting up the X2Go Browser Plugin, you have to set up a //client system//, a //web server// system and an //X2Go server//. Web server and X2Go Server can be on the same machine. In the passages below, we will refer to these three systems by the names //client//, //web server// and //X2Go Server//.
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Using the packages ''x2goplugin'' on the client system and ''x2goplugin-provider'' on the web server offers X2Go Client's functionality within various Browsers, such as Firefox, Chrome, Konqueror and Epiphany.
This happens by providing a special website on the web server, for example with apache, to the client. The X2Go Plugin on the client then receives its X2Go session profile configuration via this website and then offers a login to the X2Go Server configured in the served session profile.
===== Prerequirements =====
We assume that the appropriate package mirrors have already been configured. Please see [[doc:installation:x2goserver|X2Go Server Installation]] for further information.
===== Client ======
==== Installation Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux ====
apt-get install x2goplugin
After restarting the browser, the plugin is ready to use.
==== Installation Windows ====
The X2Go Browser Plugin for Windows is currently in development and will be released soon. Please help us improve the wiki and write installation instructions.
===== Server =====
==== Installation Ubuntu / Debian GNU/Linux ====
apt-get install apache2 x2goplugin-provider
This installs the necessary files and dependencies. The plugin is instantly usable on the server via ''localhost/x2goplugin.html''. Using it on the server is not the desired scenario, so we need to change the configuration. The file ''x2goplugin.html'' lies at ''/usr/share/x2go/plugin/''.
It is recommended to create a backup of the original file before modifying it.
==== Quick Setup ====
If you want a quick setup, e.g. for testing, best make backup of ''/usr/share/x2go/plugin/x2goplugin.html''. The a bit more complicated, but robust way is described below.
cp /usr/share/x2go/plugin/x2goplugin.html /usr/share/x2go/plugin/x2goplugin.html.orig
The file's content can then be modified to reflect your own requirements. At a minimum you should substitute ''server=localhost'' with your server's public IP / hostname. After that you can access X2Go via your browser:
[[http:///x2goplugin.html]]
This is the original content of the file:
X2Go Application Service
==== Setup ====
You can certainly also move the file x2goplugin.html into ''/var/www''. Then it is recommended to remove the link ''x2goplugin.conf'' within ''/etc/apache2/conf.d'', which is just a link to ''/etc/x2goplugin-apache.conf''.
ls -al /etc/apache2/conf.d/x2goplugin.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Mär 22 23:42 /etc/apache2/conf.d/x2goplugin.conf -> ../../x2go/x2goplugin-apache.conf
root@x2goserver:/etc/apache2/conf.d
This file contains the alias which defines an alias for the url [[http:///x2goplugin.html]]. (The URL [[http://]] still delivers the expected file ''/var/www/index.html''.)
cat /etc/x2go/x2goplugin-apache.conf
Alias /x2goplugin.html /usr/share/x2go/plugin/x2goplugin.html