I have a new article published at SearchOpenSource.com about running Windows applications in a window on an Ubuntu desktop without the need for a remote Citrix Server. It involves some trickery with VMWare Server, Windows XP, and 2X Application Server with the Linux client 
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First of all, thankyou for posting these instructions.
I’m new to linux and got through most of the steps, but I have had a hard time with the last command, just after installing the client in ubuntu:
First, I go to the right directory.
Then, I try to connect to one of the published applications:
:~/opt/2X/applicationserverclient/bin$ ./appserverclient -s xxx.xx.xxx.xxx -u user -p xxxxxx -a EXCEL
After I enter that, using the ip from the host-only card (tried both), it pauses for a few seconds and then returns to the command prompt with no error message.
I assume that the username and password are for the administrator on the virtual machine. I tried it first with no password, becuase i didn’t have one, setting one, etc.
I also changed my administrator name briefly, however the change didn’t show up in 2X, even when I restarted the program.
I know it’s probaby difficult to analyze the problem without looking at it, but I would appreciate any directive suggestions, or potential solutions.
Thanks,
William
Hello William,
Thanks for reading the article. It looks like you were doing everything right. I have a couple of questions. Is remote desktop enabled on your Windows XP VM? If it is not, the program will not work. You will want to make sure that the user you are trying to launch the program with is able to access the remote desktop on the Windows XP VM.
That is all I can think of without actually seeing the installation. If you need more information, I also did a Screencast.
I hope this helps. Good luck.
-Harley