screen
Forum: myDSL Extensions (deprecated)
Topic: screen
started by: Whachucallme
Posted by Whachucallme on June 05 2005,10:28
Hi,I'm trying to hide a program running so i tryed to put it in an other terminal (that failed) is there a special extention needed to use the screen command? (< http://www.linuxforum.com/shell/screen/134-35.php >)
or is there an other way to run a program in an other terminal?
Posted by mikshaw on June 05 2005,14:14
I built a screen extension a few months ago. It needs some special work done before it will run as a normal user, so i haven't decided whether or not to submit to the repository.There is also the possibility (if you are in x) to open a new xterm with the program as an argument:
rxvt -e program
Posted by Whachucallme on June 05 2005,16:57
Was there a screen extention in older versions of DSL?I saw BootCS a few days ago and that guy used a screen extention in his script on a remasterd DSL
Posted by mikshaw on June 06 2005,02:51
I don't think screen has ever been in DSL, and as far as i know there hasn't been a screen extension. That guy probably added the program to his remaster.
Posted by Whachucallme on June 06 2005,16:31
I just mailed Roland the creator of BootCS this was his reply| Quote |
| Hey, hmm yeah i think i added screen to the remaster, you just have to install it. Don't remember if i compiled it from source or just installed it using the advanced package tool. So: - if you know how to install it from source, get the latest version from < http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/gnu/screen/ > , compile it and move it to /usr/bin (or where you like your programs to be installed), -or- - install it using apt, the command is: # apt-get install screen (Thats maybe the simpler way) hf, Roland |
I've posted this in case anyone else wants to use the screen command
Posted by mikshaw on June 06 2005,20:50
Just keep in mind that if you want to run it in console in DSL as a normal user, you'll have to first give ownership of /dev/tty1 to the user (or group). You don't need to do this to use it in an x term.I think this is necessary because root logs into tty1 and then su's to dsl....that's just a guess, though.
Posted by Ruthje on Aug. 12 2005,14:25
I have just installed screen with apt-get and made a .dsl and everything is working fine for the things I want to do with it. I use it for controlling mp3blaster with putty from a windows box. With screen i can shutdown putty and re-acces mp3blaster at any time at any place 