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Posted: 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?

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mikshaw

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Posted: 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

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Posted: 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

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mikshaw

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Posted: 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.

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Posted: June 06 2005,16:31

I just mailed Roland the creator of BootCS this was his reply

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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

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