But MobaXterm is for Windows only, I was wondering if there is an Ubuntu/Linux alternative available? MobaXterm is a bundle of amazing tools for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators and pretty much all users who need to work on Linux, Unix or Mac like operating systems. One benefit of MobaXterm is that it 'tunnels X11 connections' back to your computer from the Linux host. MobaXterm is the ultimate toolbox for programmers, webmasters, IT administrators who want to perform the remote administration of servers in a simplified fashion. ♥ Use the volume keys to quickly change font size. When comparing MobaXterm vs Windows Subsystem for Linux, the Slant community recommends Windows Subsystem for Linux for most people. The best Linux alternative is Terminator, which is both free and Open Source. Session management in the professional version is very handy.

If you are using Mobaxterm there is no need to install any X server as it is already included with Mobaxterm.

For example, to start xterm in the background enter 'xterm &'. Mobaxterm for linux It uses ssh and X-forwarding and is fairly straight forward to use.