Hi Jan, Thanks for your response on this as it is really just an experiment that is a complete separate idea from my cluster efforts and I am really excited on how this is moving along as well.
For the most part, I wanted to just try to bring up a small footprint xserver and VNC client so that I could remote into a couple of running VM's on the same system just to see how it all might work. Don't really need anything else like a powerful web browser, and the like. All of this is just to play around with an idea that I have to see if it is worth going down that path in addition to the whole clusters effort as a side project and can tell you more about it if interested. If so, then contact me off-list to chat a bit on it to get your input as it is SmartOS related, but not a general list topic and I do not want to bother others with a discussion that they may note be interested in on the list. Cheers and have a great weekend, my friend. Lonnie On Sat, Oct 28, 2017 at 4:34 AM, Ján Poctavek <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Lonnie, > > X server environment can be installed using pkgsrc. But in SmartOS, you > are very limited. You can make it running but expecting even a working web > browser is a bit daring. Here is what you need to do: > > - bootstrap pkgsrc into the global zone > > - basic X org: > pkgin install modular-xorg-server xf86-video-vesa xf86-input-keyboard > xf86-input-mouse xhost xauth dejavu-ttf xinit > > - create an unprivileged user (make sure the user and homedir persist > after reboot) > > - choose a window manager (for example, I've seen icewm and fluxbox > working) > pkgin install fluxbox > echo fluxbox > ~/.xinitrc # run this as unprivileged user > - or > pkgin install icewm > echo icewm-session > ~/.xinitrc # run this as unprivileged user > > startx # run this as unprivileged user > > And don't use 2016Q4 repo. AFAIK the X mouse integration is broken there. > Use newer (2017Q2 worked for me). Jan > > > On 25. 10. 2017 0:19, Lonnie Cumberland wrote: > > Greetings All, > > Hope that everyone is doing well. > > While still working on my smartos-based cluster, which is coming along > more and more, I decided to explore and investigate various Illumos based > dialects. > > In particular, I was looking for the smallest footprint and stable release > that I could find. In my search, I came across a number of Illumos based > distributions (OpenIndiana, OmniOS, Nexenta, etc.) but all of them seem to > have, or not have as the case may be, some core features that I was seeking > which may have brought me back to SmartOS for this general exploration. > > Basically, it seems that SmartOS has the smallest footprint, from what I > can tell, and seems to be better, at least for what is does as a hypervisor > which is what I am interested in as well. > > it also seems that all, or most of the distrobutions, like OpenIndiana can > use the SmartOS package system and repositories and I think that I read > that all of them can also use it as they are all Illumos-based. > > Long story short, I think that I would like to take a copy of SmartOS and > see about adding a very small XServer and just one X-application to the > global zone. > > With this in mind, I was wondering if anyone has done something similar, > or might be able to offer some guidance as I am really coming from the > Windows/Linux world and my Solaris background is very limited. > > Thanks in advance, > Lonnie > > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/29189741-d7570d4f> | > Modify > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> > Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> > > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
