Hello everyone.
I frequently help my dad do stuff with his computer. At the minute, we use RealVNC. This was something I chose when my dad's computer was still running Windows 7 home. It's OK, but I'd prefer something where we don't rely on a third party to make the connection.
My plan is to setup an SSH server on dad's Debian/XFCE box which I am fairly happy. I am a bit nervous about setting up port forwarding and exposing this to the outside world, but I think that's my paranoia - the connection is passwordless, there's no way to connect as root and the only IP address that can connect is mine or those inside his home network.
I've been pleased with it so far. Much less laggy than RealVNC. But before I go further, are there better products than x2go I should check out? It seems OK so far, but if there's something better, I'd love to hear about it.