[SunHELP] default windowmanager, framebuffer console, server installation

[Will Yardley]

Steve Wingate wrote:
 
> > 3. I see that in die Solaris world the most sysadmins install
> > x-window on server. What is the background of this? 
> 
> Probably because Solaris doesn't support multiple consoles, so there
> is not ALT+F2, etc. Or because many Sun boxes run Oracle which
> requires a gui to install it and since many DBA's aren't sys admins
> they're more comfortable with a gui than a CLI.

you can always remove the init scripts for 'dtlogin' which should get
rid of the graphical login screen. then you can start X from the command
line if you want.

you could probably install screen if you want multiple console sessions.
there appears to be a binary package on the sun freeware site.

w

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