ClusterDesktop

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Tutorials

Windows

Install on Windows device

Use from Windows device

Tutorials

Watch the tutorial on how-to
install/run ClusterDesktop
on Windows

Tutorial on how-to install/run
ClusterDesktop on Windows

Watch the tutorial on how-to
install/run ClusterDesktop
on Windows console

Tutorial on how-to install/run
ClusterDesktop on Windows console

Tutorial on how-to install/use
ClusterDesktop on Windows
and create a VPN network
between your ClusterDesktop accounts

Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl remove - removes the saved configuration of ClusterDesktop
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl install "ClusterDesktop User" "ClusterDesktop Password" firewall - installs ClusterDesktop to start with the startup of the computer
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl save "ClusterDesktop User" "ClusterDesktop Password" - saves/changes ClusterDesktop Saved Username and Password
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl firewall - Inserts the necessary firewall rules for ClusterDesktop into windows firewall
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl "ClusterDesktop User" "ClusterDesktop Password" - runs ClusterDesktop with the supplied credentials
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl [go] - runs ClusterDesktop with the saved credentials
Tip: cd.exe ask/notcl - runs ClusterDesktop starting in Console mode and giving you different choices for startup
Tip: cd.exe con/gui/tcl portable - runs ClusterDesktop in portable mode - only VNC and random port assigned for VNC connection. Portable mode requires no installation and does not affect your computer in any way. Connection to a computer, running ClusterDesktop in portable mode, can be established on server-000.clusterdesktop.com:[random port]
* con - for CONSOLE User Interface
* gui - for GRAPHICAL User Interface with IE
* tcl - for GRAPHICAL User Interface with TCL - default
Tip: localhost:55900 - local port for VNC server
Tip: localhost:50022 - local port for SSH server
Tip: localhost:50021 - local port for FTP server
Tip: localhost:50024 - local port for passive connections to FTP server
Tip: preset ftp username: clusterdesktop preset ftp password: ClusterDesktop
Tip: From command prompt: cd /d c:\clusterdesktop&restart.bat - restarts ClusterDesktop
Tip: From command prompt: cd /d c:\clusterdesktop&stop.bat - stops ClusterDesktop
Tip: From command prompt: cd /d c:\clusterdesktop&dlgGO.bat - shows the interface /if you do not see it/ to control ClusterDesktop /not available in console version/

Tutorials

How-to easy use ClusterDesktop
from Computer

Watch the tutorial on how-to
use ClusterDesktop on Computers running Windows

How-to use ClusterDesktop for Windows clients

Tutorial on how-to install/use
ClusterDesktop on Windows
and create a VPN network
between your ClusterDesktop accounts

Linux

Run on Linux device

Use from Linux device

Tutorials

Watch the tutorial on how-to
run ClusterDesktop on Linux

Tutorial on how-to run
ClusterDesktop on Linux

Tip: Open terminal window and inside it in the Downloads folder run:

xterm -title "DO NOT CLOSE! It is in use by ClusterDesktop!" -iconic -geometry 0+0+0+0 -e sudo ./cd.bsx.run [tcl.n/tcl.p/con.n/con.p] "ClusterDesktop Username" "ClusterDesktop Password" "VNC Password" "Other VNC switches for example: -shared -forever -noxdamage -notruecolor -snapfb" or you can experiment with s.th. like "-speeds ,400000000, -progressive 10000 -shared -forever -noxdamage -threads -notruecolor -snapfb"

Where:
* tcl.n - graphical interface. This is the default choice if ommited.
* tcl.p - portable version with graphical interface.
* con.n - console interface.
* con.p - portable version with console interface.

On some linux systems the -share switch is depricated, so it is possible that you have to ommit it.

In order to use sudo without entering password you have to add at the end of /etc/sudoers file a line: [Your Linux Username] ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

If you want to use SCP you need to run with "sudo" and you need to connect with "root" account to use SCP.

Tutorials

How-to easy use ClusterDesktop
from Computer

Watch the tutorial on how-to
use ClusterDesktop on Computers running Linux

How-to use ClusterDesktop for Linux clients

If you you experience a suddeen drop of the speed or even lack of connection when working on
a Linux host and if you are sure the problem is not the internet, you may try to click on
[Kill all user's procs on the server] button in our web interface to solve the problem.
Please be aware that this will first disconect all your current sessions, and reconnect them
afterwards.

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If you are using xrdp to connect Remote Desktop Clients to your Linux box,
you might have noticed that refresh speed is some what slow.
Here is a little tweak to speed things up:
As root open /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini with your favourite text editor.
Find the following sections at the end of the file:

[X11rdp]
param1=-bs
param2=-ac
param3=-nolisten
param4=tcp

[Xvnc]
param1=-bs
param2=-ac
param3=-nolisten
param4=tcp

and change them as follows:

[X11rdp]
param1=-deferUpdate
param2=0
param3=-bs
param4=-ac
param5=-nolisten
param6=tcp

[Xvnc]
param1=-deferUpdate
param2=0
param3=-bs
param4=-ac
param5=-nolisten
param6=tcp

Note that the sequence of the parameters matters!
save the /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini file
and restart the xrdp service with a command:
/etc/init.d/xrdp restart

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A shell script for stopping ClusterDesktop running on Linux:

#!/bin/bash
tmpdir=`ps uax|grep "/bin/bash ./cd ./cd"|grep -v grep|cut -d"/" -f4`
echo -n "stop" > /tmp/$tmpdir/cde-package/cde-root/home/user/Downloads/stop
procid=`ps ax|grep "xterm -title ClusterDesktop Status -e /bin/bash ./cd-msg"|grep -v grep|cut -d" " -f1`
if [ "$procid" == "" ]; then
procid=`ps ax|grep "xterm -title ClusterDesktop Status -e /bin/bash ./cd-msg"|grep -v grep|cut -d" " -f2`
fi
kill -9 $procid

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A shell script for restarting ClusterDesktop running on Linux:

#!/bin/bash
tmpdir=`ps uax|grep "/bin/bash ./cd ./cd"|grep -v grep|cut -d"/" -f4`
echo -n "stop" > /tmp/$tmpdir/cde-package/cde-root/home/user/Downloads/stop
sleep 8m
procid=`ps ax|grep "xterm -title ClusterDesktop Status -e /bin/bash ./cd-msg"|grep -v grep|cut -d" " -f1`
if [ "$procid" == "" ]; then
procid=`ps ax|grep "xterm -title ClusterDesktop Status -e /bin/bash ./cd-msg"|grep -v grep|cut -d" " -f2`
fi
kill -9 $procid
#
# You need to change directory to the path to where you have downloaded ClusterDesktop package
# and created ClusterDesktop startup shell script in accordance with the script shown
# in the Tips of the "Run on Linux device" section /let's say the startup script is called cd.sh/
# For example cd /home/[Your Linux Username Here]/Downloads
#
cd /home/[Your Linux Username Here]/Downloads
sudo -u [Your Linux Username Here] ./[The name of your ClusterDesktop startup script - for example cd.sh] &

Mac OS X

Run on Mac OS X device

Use from Mac OS X device

Tutorials

Watch the tutorial on how-to
run ClusterDesktop for Mac

Tutorial on how-to run
ClusterDesktop for Mac

Tip: Open terminal window and inside it run:
/bin/bash ./cd.mac.bsx "ClusterDesktop Username" "ClusterDesktop Password" "ClusterDesktop Server"
or in Finder double click on cd.mac.bsx and when asked chose application to open with: Applications->[X]Utilities->Terminal
Tip: Look in this page about how-to enable your VNC server: HERE
Tip: Look in this page about how-to enable your SSH server: HERE

Tutorials

How-to easy use ClusterDesktop
from Computer

Watch the tutorial on how-to
use ClusterDesktop for Computers running Mac OS

How-to use ClusterDesktop for Mac clients

If you are connecting to Mac Share Desktop Service over a connection that is not so fast,
you may find it almost impossible to control your desktop /it is that slow/.
Here is a little how-to to speed things up:
We found it best for slow connections not to use the integrated Desktop Sharing Service.
You stop it and instead use RealVNC for MAC /one can downlaod it from https://www.realvnc.com/download/vnc//.
On the client side if it is Android we achieved best performance with Jump and if it is Windows or Linux -
better use TigerVNC /that can be obtained from http://tigervnc.org//.
Our options were as follows:
- Preferred encoding -> Tight
- Color level -> Full
- Custom compression level -> 6
- Allow JPEG compression -> 9

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If you you experience a suddeen drop of the speed or even lack of connection when working on
a Mac OS X host and if you are sure the problem is not the internet, you may try to click on
[Kill all user's procs on the server] button in our web interface to solve the problem.
Please be aware that this will first disconect all your current sessions, and reconnect them
afterwards.

Android

Use from Android device

Tutorials

How-to easy use ClusterDesktop
from Android

Watch the tutorial on how-to
use ClusterDesktop from Android devices

Tutorial on how-to use
ClusterDesktop from Android devices

iPhone/iPad

Use from iPhone/iPad device

Tutorials

How-to easy use ClusterDesktop
from iOS

Watch the tutorial on how-to
use ClusterDesktop from
iPhone/iPad devices

Tutorial on how-to use
ClusterDesktop from
iPhone/iPad devices.

PlayStation

Use from PlayStation

Screenshots on how-to control your Computer, with ClusterDesktop installed on it, from PlayStation


How-to use ClusterDesktop with multiple users on Windows	Tutorial on how-to use ClusterDesktop with multiple users


How-to use ClusterDesktop and create VPN network	Tutorial on how-to install/use ClusterDesktop on Windows and create a VPN network between your ClusterDesktop accounts


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