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Updated README with better explanations to start the GUI
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For a more detailed discussion about the motivations and the background, see [background-fr.md](background-fr.md)
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Note: It is assumed that you have a Docker environment installed (or alternatively Boot2Docker). A good test is whether "docker ps" shows no errors.
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<u>Note:</u> It is assumed that you have a Docker environment installed (or alternatively Boot2Docker). A good test is whether "docker ps" shows no errors.
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You will also need `docker-compose`.
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## How to use the Devbox
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### Use the GUI
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Start the X2GO client and configure a session by taking care to setup
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To start the Graphical User Interface to the DEVBOX, just do
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- the host to your boot2docker host (192.168.59.103)
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- the login to the devbox main user (dockerx)
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- the port is statically assigned to localhost's 2200
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- set the session type to LXDE
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- in the "Connection" tab, choose "LAN" connection speed
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- (not mandatory because it will resize dynamically) in the "Input/output" tab, choose the display option that best suit your configuration.
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```
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make gui
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```
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And, tadahh, X2GO starts and you are in business, connected to the GUI of your Devbox.
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#### manual startup of the GUI
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On certain configurations, the startup with `make` fails. You can start it by hand.
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Start X2GO. If you built the DEVBOX with "make", a session is automatically created. Just double click on it. Should there be an opened session (remains of a failed `make gui`tentative), just delete it and create a new session by clicking on "new".
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Save the session, and start it.
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You will be prompted for a password.
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It is the same as the user name.
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You will be prompted to accept the devbox public SSH key.
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If you restarted the container, the key might have changed and the SSH client will not like it.
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Follow the instructions to accept the new public key.
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(Mac OS Yosemite Only bug) If the system gives an error like "SSH daemon failed to open the application's public key", just
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accept it by clicking on "OK".
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And, tadahh, your in business and connected to the GUI of your Devbox.
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### Use the command line
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