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NX Server, Node and Client 3.3.0 Release Announcement 2008-11-20 by: Silvia Regis
ROME, Italy, November 20, 2008 - NoMachine makes available today NX version 3.3.0. This new release, besides including solutions for a number of issues, consolidatesallthe fixes and changes provided by the maintenance releases made onthe3.2.0 branch so far. Among the new problems solved by the 3.3.0 version there are: The NX Connection Wizard and Session Administrator GUIs can fail to run on Mac OS X. AltGr+k and AltGr+m shortcuts don't work as expected on NX Client for Windows. Painting errors occur when screen areas beyond the current viewport become viewable in NX Client for Windows. NX window may remain black when it is minimized/maximized or moved. Keyboard is incorrectly mapped on Ubuntu 8.10. When load balancing is enabled, the device URI in CUPS for the printer may be wrongly set. NX Server may choose a wrong display number. The NX Server Manager user may be periodically disconnected from the server. The NX Web Companion DEB package may fail to install on a 64bit machine. Supported Platforms Supported NX Node - Server platforms Solaris SPARC 8/9/10 Linux x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise 4/5 SuSe 10/10.1/10.2/10.3/11/Enterprise 10 Mandriva 10.1/2005/2006/2007/2008 Fedora Linux Core 3/4/5/6 Fedora 7/8/9 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Etch Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy/6.06 Dapper/6.10 Edgy/7.04 Feisty/7.10 Gutsy/8.04 Hardy/8.10 Intrepid Xandros Desktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0 Linux i386 RedHat 7.2/7.3/8.0/9.0 RedHat Enterprise Linux 3/4/5 SuSE Linux 7.2/7.3/8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0/10/10.1/10.2/10.3/11/Enterprise 10 Mandriva Linux 9.0/9.1/9.2/10.0/10.1/2005/2006/2007/2008 Fedora Core 1/2/3/4/5/6 Fedora 7/8/9 Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody/3.1 Sarge/4.0 Etch Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary/5.10 Breezy/6.06 Dapper/6.10 Edgy/7.04 Feisty/7.10 Gutsy/8.04 Hardy/8.10 Intrepid Xandros 3.0/Xandros Desktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0 Supported NX Client platforms Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista Mac OS/X PPC/i386 - 10.3/10.4/10.5 Solaris SPARC 8/9/10 Linux x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise 4/5 SuSe 10/10.1/10.2/10.3/11/Enterprise 10 Mandriva 10.1/2005/2006/2007/2008 Fedora Linux Core 3/4/5/6 Fedora 7/8/9 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Etch Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy/6.06 Dapper/6.10 Edgy/7.04 Feisty/7.10 Gutsy/8.04 Hardy/8.10 Intrepid Xandros Desktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0 Linux i386 RedHat 7.2/7.3/8.0/9.0/RHEL 3/4/5 SuSE Linux 7.2/7.3/8.0/8.1/8.2/9.0/10/10.1/10.2/10.3/11/Enterprise 10 Mandriva Linux 9.0/9.1/9.2/10.0/10.1/2005/2006/2007/2008 Fedora Core 1/2/3/4/5/6 Fedora 7/8/9 Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody/ 3.1 Sarge/ 4.0 Etch Ubuntu 5.04 Hoary/5.10 Breezy/6.06 Dapper/6.10 Edgy/7.04 Feisty/7.10 Gutsy/8.04 Hardy/8.10 Intrepid Xandros 3.0/XDesktop 4.1/Xandros Server 2.0 Trouble Reports consolidated in NX 3.3.0 NX Node and NX Server TR05F02060 - NX node may hang-up when trying to start the nxsensor daemon TR04F02050 - Execution of nxserver --nodedel sets wrong ownership of the NX nodes db TR05F02059 - NX server doesn't check the exit code of custom scripts TR06F02064 - The nxsensor daemon may fail to start because of missing libintl.so.3 TR04F02045 - NX server tries to set the password for the guest account even when it was unable to create that account TR06F02078 - NX server may not work properly when LANG or LC_ALL variables are set TR07F02093 - NX Server may ignore value set for the NodeResponseTimeout key in its configuration file The following Trouble Reports have been solved in version 3.3.0: TR08F02101 - When load balancing is enabled, the device URI in CUPS for the printer may be wrongly set TR10F02118 - NX Server may choose a wrong display number TR06F02077 - Upgrade of NX Server installation replaces the DSA custom key TR11F02125 - The nxstat daemon may produce an incomplete log when NX Server is configured to use debug log level TR11F02126 - The init script to run nxsensor may fail to set IP properly on Linux NX Server Manager The following Trouble Reports have been solved in version 3.3.0: TR10F02113 - The debug log level in the NX Server Manager may produce an incomplete log TR10F02114 - The first click on a username in the Session list Web page displayed by NX Server Manager may be uneffective TR10F02121 - The NX Server Manager user may be periodically disconnected from the server NX Web Companion The following Trouble Report has been solved in version 3.3.0: TR09F02109 - The NX Web Companion DEB package may fail to install on a 64bit machine NX Builder The following Trouble Report has been solved in version 3.3.0: TR07F02083 - Sessions run via NX Builder may fail to start when the connection via HTTP proxy is enabled NX Client TR08E01848 - The use of the clipboard from NX session to a Windows application may fail TR06F02071 - Cut and paste may not work on RDP sessions TR11E01931 - Wrong keyboard may be set in RDP sessions started from Mac OS X clients TR06F02067 - The .nxs session files may not be correctly associated to the NX Client application on Ubuntu 8.04 TR04F02049 - CUPS Printer Preferences cannot be saved because the Save button is greyed out The following Trouble Reports have been solved in version 3.3.0: TR08F02099 - The NX Connection Wizard and Session Administrator GUIs can fail to run on Mac OS X TR10F02111 - The username may be stored even if the nopasswd file exists TR10F02122 - The NX session may fail if both IPv4 and IPv6 are enabled TR07F02087 - AltGr+k and AltGr+m shortcuts don't work as expected on NX client for Windows NX Core TR02F02001 - In shadow sessions the shadowers keyboard layout may be wrong TR04F02041 - In fullscreen mode Gnome panels may stay on top of the NX session window TR04F02044 - The nxagent may crash when closing an FVWM session TR10D01535 - The X11 agent minimizes to icon if it loses the focus when running fullscreen TR05F02063 - Shadow sessions could fail to start TR06F02068 - Warnings could fill the session log if a specific application is in use TR07F02082 - The X11 agent may fail to initialize core devices on 64 bit systems TR06F02080 - Some graphic elements may not be painted TR07F02091 - Scalable core fonts are not listed correctly The following Trouble Reports have been solved in version 3.3.0: TR10F02115 - Painting errors occur when screen areas beyond the current viewport become viewable in NX Client for Windows TR09F02105 - The NX agent could handle resize at reconnection incorrectly TR08E01814 - Keys of French keyboard may be not properly mapped in shadow sessions TR08F02098 - NX session could fail during reconnection procedure while trying to handle a missing font TR09F02103 - NX window may remain black when it is minimized/maximized or moved TR10F02116 - X11 agent could lock if connection to remote X display is broken TR10F02119 - Keyboard is incorrectly mapped on Ubuntu 8.10 TR06D01394 - Mouse pointer may have bad performance when using NX in cooperation with other remote access software Download NoMachine NX products The latest edition of all the NX commercial products is available here: http://www.nomachine.com/download/ Installation Installationinstructionsfor Linux and Solaris SPARC platforms use the sudoutility. If you don'thave it installed, log on as superuser ("root")and run the commandswithout sudo. Installation of NX Client EXE version for Windows Download the EXE Openthefolder where you saved the package and install it by doubleclicking onthe icon of the NX Client executable. The NX Setup Wizardwill take youthrough the installation. PKG.ZIP version for Mac OS X Log on with an administrative account (an account that has the privileges to install software packages) Download the PKG.ZIP Open the folder where you saved the package and uncompress the archive by double clicking on the icon of the archive. Then double-click on the icon of NX client .pkg package: the Installer will take you through the installation. RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ version for Linux and SPARC.GZ version for Solaris Please refer to installation instructions available in the next section: Installation of NX Server. Installation of NX Server InstallationofNX Server for Linux requires the download and installation ofthreepackages: client, node and server. The client is needed becauseitships libraries used by the node. The node is needed because itshipstools needed by the server. Furthermore, the SSH server daemon(SSHD)needs to be up and running on each of the NX Node machines sinceNXrelies on the mechanism provided by the SSH subsystem for handlinguserauthentication. RPM version for Linux Download the RPMs Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console: # sudo rpm -i nxclient-3.3.0-xy.i386.rpm # sudo rpm -i nxnode-3.3.0-xy.i386.rpm # sudo rpm -i nxserver-3.3.0-xy.i386.rpm DEB version for Linux Download the DEBs Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console: # sudo dpkg -i nxclient_3.3.0-xy_i386.deb # sudo dpkg -i nxnode_3.3.0-xy_i386.deb # sudo dpkg -i nxserver_3.3.0-xy_i386.deb TAR.GZ version for Linux Download the TAR.GZs in the /usr directory Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console: # cd /usr # sudo tar zxvf nxclient-3.3.0-xy.i386.tar.gz # sudo tar zxvf nxnode-3.3.0-xy.i386.tar.gz # sudo tar zxvf nxserver-3.3.0-xy.i386.tar.gz Install the NX Node and NX Server software: # sudo /usr/NX/nxnode --install # sudo /usr/NX/nxserver --install SPARC.GZ version for Solaris Download the SPARC.GZs Change your working directory to the location where you saved the package and install it by running from a console: # sudo gunzip nxclient-3.3.0-xy.sparc.gz # sudo pkgadd -d nxclient-3.3.0-xy.sparc # sudo gunzip nxnode-3.3.0-xy.sparc.gz # sudo pkgadd -d nxnode-3.3.0-xy.sparc # sudo gunzip nxserver-3.3.0-xy.sparc.gz # sudo pkgadd -d nxserver-3.3.0-xy.sparc The complete set of installation instructions is available at: http://www.nomachine.com/installation.php You can find here more detailed instructions on how to configure and administer NX Server and NX Client: http://www.nomachine.com/configuration.php NoMachine NX OSS components Together with the commercial NX products, NX 3.3.0 includes updates to the following OSS components: nxproxy-3.3.0-2 nxcomp-3.3.0-3 nxcompext-3.3.0-2 nxssh-3.3.0-1 nxuexec-3.3.0-1 nxspool-3.3.0-1 nxsensor-3.3.0-1 nxbuilder-3.3.0-1 nxservice-3.3.0-1 nxcompsh-3.3.0-1 nxkill-3.3.0-1 nxcompshad-3.3.0-2 nx-X11-3.3.0-3 nxwin-3.3.0-2 nxauth-3.3.0-1 nx-X11-compat-3.3.0-1 nxagent-3.3.0-6 nxesd-3.3.0-1 nxscripts-3.3.0-1 Sources of OSS NX components can be downloaded here: http://www.nomachine.com/sources Please refer to the ChangeLog of each specific package for information about all changes introduced since version 3.2.0. The NX Development Team [SUP]

	Technology Brief


		Data encryption and security NX security is guaranteed at every layer involved in the communication process. NX uses SSH public-key encryption and 128 bit volatile random cookie generation.


		Multimedia support NX transparently tunnels Linux multimedia channels. Not only does NX play KDE and Gnome system sounds, but you can listen to MP3s played on the server and local workstation simultaneously.


		Unified support for all major remote desktop protocols Thanks to its outstanding compression performances, NX is able to deliver X, RDP and RFB remote sessions using the same client. This is achieved by translating "foreign" protocols into X-Window, the native protocol of NX.

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