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Hi, I am a new kid to Linux ! Recently I have installed Redhat Enterprise 5.2 and then DB2 v9.5. IBM documentation says that it's required to install X-Windows on ...
  1. 09-17-2009 #1
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    Question X-Windows & Redhat Enterprise v5.2

    Hi, I am a new kid to Linux ! Recently I have installed Redhat Enterprise 5.2 and then DB2 v9.5. IBM documentation says that it's required to install X-Windows on REdhat before installing DB2 but I didn't. I am just curious to know whether X-windows is incorporated in Redhat Linux 5.2. Could someone can give some advice please ?
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    That depends if you installed it. If you installed from CD's/DVD then you probably installed X Server and Gnome (Window Manager). Did you log into a graphical interface before installing the DB2?
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    Yes I did. Infact I used the terminal available under GUI( Applications-> Acceessories) to invoke db2setup (graphical installer).

    Are these X-server and Gnome part of X-windows ?
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    Cannot be sure what they meant by the term X-windows but I took a guess that they meant generically any Windowing software, in RedHat the default X-Server is X11 and Gnome is the desktop.

    Google for "X11 wiki" X11 provides a basic framework and the Desktop software i.e. Gnome is the part you interact with. X Servers are a massive subject, but basically you can swap the Destop software for a different look, feel and functionality. KDE is another Desktop which ships with RedHat.

    Run 'pirut' from a root shell to add extra software.

    Enlightenment (not RedHat bundled) for me has to be the slickest.
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    When you get the system login prompt after booting up, is it a GUI or a console screen (text) that you get? If GUI, then X is running. If not, then you either don't have X-Windows installed, or you are at the wrong run level. To check, login and run the command "startx". If your GUI starts up, you are golden, but probably configured to runlevel 3 (text interface) instead of 5 (GUI interface). If startx doesn't give you a GUI then post the error message(s) here for more help.
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    It is a component of linux installation,you should select a X-window class example:Gnome, when you install linux,after you finish installing,The X window is up automatic.
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