And if he doesn't know enough of VNC to change from twm to something else, you can install mwm, or the heavy gnome-desktop, and just edit ~/.vnc/xstartup and change from twm to mwm or gnome-desktop.
Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:50 PM, Richard Troth <vmcow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim -- > > What I think I hear is that he wants to install an additional software > package to the already installed and running Linux system, yes? (As > opposed to performing an installation of Linux itself.) > > So ... he probably has a Linux desktop. If so, then he should > > ssh -X linuxonz > > and run the installation command(s) from that remote shell. The "-X" > flag on the SSH command explicitly enables "X forwarding" so that the > remote shell has access to his desktop screen and keyboard. (The > default is frequently to leave "X forwarding" disabled, but sometimes > it is enabled by default.) > > One step at a time. See if that works. But ... good hygiene is to #1 > require root privs for product installation and #2 to not let people > sign on as root directly. If these are both true for you, then > passing X access from his desktop to the privileged shell gets a > little trickier. We'll cross that bridge when/if we get to it. > > Scott and Pat mentioned VNC. VNC is good (and Scott was I believe > specifically talking about for Linux system installation). Your guy > *can* use VNC to get a virtual X "desktop" on the mainframe Linux > system, but the window manager will probably be TWM (unless he knows > VNC well enough to change it), which he will probably not like. I am > okay with TWM in small doses. > > What Dave Boyes suggested should happen automagically if you 'ssh -X > remotehost'. Try it. > > -- R; <>< > Rick Troth > Velocity Software > http://www.velocitysoftware.com/ > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 11:39, Hughes, Jim <jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov> wrote: > > We are new to this environment. We have Red Hap Release 5.0 running on > > our z10 under z/VM. > > > > It is booted and things appeared to be going well until I was asked this > > question by our Linux Team Member: > > > > "How do I start a graphical interface from mainframe linux install on X > > windows?". > > > > He is in the installation process and this process wants to use a > > graphical interface. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > ____________________ > > Jim Hughes > > Consulting Systems Programmer > > Mainframe Technical Support Group > > Department of Information Technology > > State of New Hampshire > > 27 Hazen Drive > > Concord, NH 03301 > > 603-271-5586 Fax 603.271.1516 > > > > Statement of Confidentiality: The contents of this message are > > confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure, reproduction, use or > > dissemination (either whole or in part) is prohibited. If you are not > > the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender > > immediately and delete the message from your system. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
