2025/01/20
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open by "tar -zxvf gxe-xxx.tar.gz", then run "./configure && make".
After successfull compilation, run "make install" to copy bin to /usr/local/bin.
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Automake package installation step
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If you change the installation folder, modify the configure before running ./configure.
packagehelpdir :html help install dir (Default=/usr/local/share/gnome/help/gxe)
packagepixmapsdir:icon image install dir (Default=/usr/local/share/pixmaps/gxe)
./configure --bindir=PATH for bin dir (Default=/usr/local/bin)
(1)tar -zxvf gxe-v.rr.tar.gz (v.rr : version)
(2)cd gxe-v.rr
(3)./configure
(4)make
(5)make install (by root user or "sudo make install" on ubuntu)
Only the following bin files will be installed. Please copy the rest of the tools yourself.
gxe, xe, xprint, gxp, xfc, xdc
(6)Enter gxe on command line.
To check help html, enter "help" or "?" on 2nd line after (g)xe started.
Browser will show help documents.
(6)Open a terminal emulator such as gnome-terminal or konsole and enter gxe or xe.
After launching, you can view the help html from your browser by entering "help" or "?" on the second line.
(7)ssh
To execute on remote host, ssh(d) setup may be required.
local :/etc/ssh/ssh_config
set "SendEnv LANG LC_*"
remote:/etc/ssh/sshd_config
set "AcceptEnv LANG LC_*"
set "X11Forwarding yes"
xauth is installed ?
To start gxe(X-appl) on remote, use -X option.
ssh -X user@host.
(8)Change shortcut keys (To send PF10 etc. through the terminal emulator to xe)
For example, in Debian jessie 3.10 xfce
Change shortcut keys: F1=Help, F11=Full Screen, F10=Menu
In the xfce4-terminal menu
Press the "Del" key on the Help-->Contents menu item (where "F1" is displayed)
Press "Del" on the View-->Full Screen menu item (where "F11" is displayed)
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trouble shooting.
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Installation trouble.
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(S) s390x 2025/01/15
local:ubuntu24.04 remote:ubuntu18.04(s390x) on SDL hercules 4.7
###
(upload xe)
src=/home2/Projects/gxe/gxe-1.30.tar.gz
dest=10.1.1.2
tgt=/home/sak
scp $src sak@$dest:$tgt
ssh sak@10.1.1.2
tar -zxvf gxe-1.30.tar.gz
cd gxe-1.30
export LANG=C
###
(make)
./configure
-->
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
==>
sudo apt-get install gcc
#
./configure
-->
configure: error: "FATAL:term.h not found. Install ncurses-devel."
==>
apt search ncurses
-->
libncursesw5-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 s390x
==>
sudo apt install libncursesw5-dev
#
./configure
-->
configure: error: "FATAL:cups/cups.h not found. Install cups-devel."
==>
apt search cups
-->
libcups2-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.10 s390x
==>
sudo apt install libcups2-dev
#
./configure
-->
configure: error: "FATAL:glib.h and gio/gio.h is not found,
it is required if libgnome2 is not installed. Install glib2.0-dev"
==>
apt search glib2
-->
libglib2.0-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security 2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9 s390x
==>
sudo apt install libglib2.0-dev
#
./configure
-->
checking for gtk+-3.0... no
checking for gtk+-2.0... no
configure: error: install GTK2(>=2.10.0) or GTK3(>=3.4.0) if NOT enable-gxe=no.
==>
apt search gtk-3
-->
libgtk-3-dev/bionic-updates 3.22.30-1ubuntu4 s390x
==>
sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev
#
./configure
-->
done
#
make
sudo make install (to /usr/local/bin as default)
###
(execution)
remote 10.1.1.2 ubuntu 18.04-s390x:x11
local 192.168.1.7 ubuntu 24.4 :Wayland(Xwayland)
(Note) ssh-client's Xwayland of Wayland supports communication with remote ssh-server's x11-client.
confirm it on ssh client(ubuntu 24.4)
ps -ef|grep -i xwayland
-->
sak 2845 2435 0 10:53 ? 00:00:01 /usr/bin/Xwayland :0 -rootless -noreset -accessx -core -auth /run/user/1000/.mutter-Xwaylandauth.3F06Z2 -listenfd 4 -listenfd 5 -displayfd 6 -initfd 7 +byteswappedclients
(This line indicate byteswappable by +byteswappedclients)
#
ssh sak@10.1.1.2
xe
-->
Unable to init server: could not connect: connection refused
Gtk-WARNING **: 18:16:21.700: cannot open display:
#
ssh -X sak@10.1.1.2
(
-X:forward x11, -Y:forward x11 trusted
OR
at local(ssh client)
/etc/ssh/ssh_config
ForwardX11 yes # ssh -X
ForwardX11Trusted yes # ssh -Y
)
xe
-->
Unable to init server: could not connect: connection refused
Gtk-WARNING **: 18:16:21.700: cannot open display:
#
at remote also required to forward x11.
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
X11Forwarding yes
sudo systemctl restart sshd
ssh -X sak@10.1.1.2
xe
-->
Prohibited client endianess, see the Xserver man page Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
(xe:1020): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:37:12.045: cannot open display: localhost:10.0
#
at ubuntu24
$ gsettings get org.gnome.mutter.wayland xwayland-allow-byte-swapped-clients
$ gsettings set org.gnome.mutter.wayland xwayland-allow-byte-swapped-clients true
ssh -X sak@10.1.1.2
xe
-->
Prohibited client endianess, see the Xserver man page Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
(xe:1020): Gtk-WARNING **: 10:37:12.045: cannot open display: localhost:10.0
#
at ubuntu24(ssh server)
add or update the following section in xorg.conf or add new xxx.conf file in xorg.conf.d
/etc/X11/xconf.conf OR /etc/X11/xconf.org.d/endian.conf
Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowSwappedClients" "on"
EndSection
reboot
(
ps -ef will show Xwayland option of "+byteswappedclients"
)
ssh -X sak@10.1.1.2
xe
-->OK
(
Note.
1. if using ssh by putty, setting "export DISPLAY=localhost:10.0" may be required.
if yet error messag as following
Gtk-WARNING **: 18:16:21.700: cannot open display:
echo $DISPLAY
It may be OK if it is set.
OR
env|grep SSH
SSH_CONNECTION=10.0.2.2 57211 10.0.2.15 22
SSH_CLIENT=10.0.2.2 57211 22
SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/1
==>
export DISPLAY=10.0.2.2:0.0
2. to pass SSH server's Fontname to remote(X client).
at local
xeGetFont.sh
-->
xeGetFont.sh 2024/06/10
Info! font[Tlwg Typo 16] is of "gnome-terminal", default profile[b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9].
Tlwg Typo 16
ssh -t user@host XEFONT=\"Tlwg Typo 16\" bash
at remote (the font may not available in remote.)
xe "-F$XEFONT"
3. Not worry about ambiguous char display width and to wish for quick start of xe.
at remote
xe -Fnone (Not GUI app bypassing GTK init)
)
###
gxe
-->
(gxe:1776): IBUS-WARNING **: 11:34:22.173: The owner of /home/sak/.config/ibus/bus is not sak!
#
sudo chown sak:sak .config/ibus/bus
gxe
-->
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
OK
###
sudo xe
-->
xeGetFont.sh 2024/06/10
Warning! terminal is other than gnome-terminal, konsole, xfce4-terminal.
Warning! assumed "Monospace", specify -Ffontname parameter if it is not valid.
Terminal font "Monospace" was detected
dbind-WARNING **: 11:42:08.346: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/1000/at-spi/bus: No such file or directory
(
Maybe harmfull, ignore dbind-WARNING,
but try this.
sudo NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 xe
)
###
sudo gxe
-->
dbind-WARNING **: 12:05:44.695: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/1000/at-spi/bus: No such file or directory
IBUS-WARNING **: 12:05:52.135: The owner of /home/sak/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
#
sudo NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 gxe
-->
IBUS-WARNING **: 12:18:31.885: The owner of /home/sak/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
#
GDK_BACKEND=x11 gxe
-->
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
#
sudo GDK_BACKEND=x11 gxe
-->
dbind-WARNING **: 12:38:06.664: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/user/1000/at-spi/bus: No such file or directory
IBUS-WARNING **: 12:38:09.881: The owner of /home/sak/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
#
sudo GDK_BACKEND=x11 NO_AT_BRIDGE=1 gxe
-->
IBUS-WARNING **: 12:40:44.735: The owner of /home/sak/.config/ibus/bus is not root!
Info:uses "gnome-terminal" as terminal program
Warning(gxe):No default printer, is cupsd runnung?
Home directory not accessible: Permission denied
OK
(R) Debina 12 2024/12/17
./configure
==>configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
apt-file find bin/gcc
==>gcc: /usr/bin/gcc
sudo apt install gcc
==>configure: error: "FATAL:term.h not found. Install ncurses-devel."
apt-file find include/term.h
==>libncurses-dev: /usr/include/term.h
sudo apt install libncurses-dev
./configure
==>configure: error: "FATAL:cups/cups.h not found. Install cups-devel."
apt-file find cups/cups.h
==>libcups2-dev: /usr/include/cups/cups.h
sudo apt install libcups2-dev
./configure
configure: error: !!! pkg-config was not found, install it or set PATH environment to it !!!
apt-file find bin/pkg-config
==>pkgconf: /usr/bin/pkg-config
sudo apt install pkgconf
./configure
==>configure: error: "FATAL:glib.h and gio/gio.h is not found,
it is required if libgnome2 is not installed. Install glib2.0-dev"
apt-file find gio/gio.h
==>libglib2.0-dev: /usr/include/glib-2.0/gio/gio.h
sudo apt install libglib2.0-dev
./configure
==>configure: error: install GTK2(>=2.10.0) or GTK3(>=3.4.0) if NOT enable-gxe=no.
apt-file find /libgtk-3.so
==>libgtk-3-0: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0
libgtk-3-0: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0.2406.32
libgtk-3-dev: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so
sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev
./configure
[done]
make
[done]
sudo make install
[done]
ls /usr/local/bin -la
==>
total 33976
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 17 20:13 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Dec 17 17:29 ..
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5617856 Dec 17 20:13 gxe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2154800 Dec 17 20:13 gxp
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1750824 Dec 17 20:13 xbc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1784424 Dec 17 20:13 xci
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1799664 Dec 17 20:13 xcv
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1816800 Dec 17 20:13 xdc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1748128 Dec 17 20:13 xdd
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4913280 Dec 17 20:13 xe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 1519 Jun 10 2024 xeGetFont.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 1521 Jun 10 2024 xeGetFont_gnome-terminal.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 1380 Jun 11 2024 xeGetFont_konsole.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 1815 Jun 11 2024 xeGetFont_xfce4-terminal.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 2250 Jun 11 2024 xeGetTerminal.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2310080 Dec 17 20:13 xekbchk
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1796168 Dec 17 20:13 xfc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1768520 Dec 17 20:13 xff
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1771040 Dec 17 20:13 xfg
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1741784 Dec 17 20:13 xpe
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2004560 Dec 17 20:13 xprint
-rwxr-xr-x 1 sak sak 47 Jun 29 20:00 xprint.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1751984 Dec 17 20:13 xts
################
xe
==>following error message
Checking the font name by "xeGetFont.sh".
xeGetFont.sh 2024/06/10
Warning! no default profile and no font setting.
Error! Font not found. Defult profile=.
Terminal font "" was detected
Font parm("") is unknown font name.
gnome-terminal Menu button-->Settings(P)
Settings dialog
[Font]
Character Tab, checkbox Font ON, update Fontface
[shortcut]
F10: General F10(M)
F11: Shortcut fullscreen(F11) disable by Backspace key
close dialog
(Q) Linux Mint 22 2024/12/11
./configure
-->"FATAL:term.h not found. Install ncurses-devel."
(
sudo apt install apt-file
sudo apt-file update
sudo apt --upgradable
sudo apt upgrade
)
==>apt-file find term.h | grep curses
--> libncurses-dev: /usr/include/ncursesw/term.h
==>sudo apt install libncurses-dev
./configure
-->cups/cups.h Not Found
==>apt-file find cups/cups.h
-->libcups2-dev: /usr/include/cups/cups.h
==>sudo apt install libcups2-dev
./configure
-->install GTK3 or GTK2
==>apt-file find gtk+-3.0
-->libgtk-3-dev: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/gtk+-3.0.pc
==>sudo apt install libgtk-3-dev
./configure
-->(done)
make
(done)
sudo make install
(ls /usr/local/bin -l)
(P) ManjaroXfce 24.0.1 2024/06/09( gxe v1.29X )
./configure
"no acceptable C compiler"
after sudo pacman -Fy
pacman -F gcc
sudo pacman -S gcc
./configure
"pkg-config was not found"
pacman -F pkg-config
sudo pacman -S pkgconf (!! not pkg-config but pkgconf)
./configure
"ncursesw/ncurses.h not found"
./configure --enable-ncursesw=no
"Something went wrong ... configure MAKE="qmake" ..."
sudo pacman -S make
./configure --enable-ncursesw=no
(done)
make
(done)
sudo make install
(ls /usr/local/bin -l)
adjust xfce4-terminal setting; shortcut tab: remove F1, F10, F11, Shft+PgUp, Shift+PGDn, ...
detaile tab: disable emanu-shortcut(F10).
(N) Kubuntu24.04 2024/06/01( gxe v1.29X )
"term.h is not found"
(
sudo apt install apt-file
sudo apt-file update
)
apt-file find term.h | grep ncurses
==> sudo apt install libncurses-dev
"cups/cups.h is not found"
apt-file find cups.h
==> sudo apt install libcups2-dev
"libglib2 is required if libgnome2 is not installed"
apt-file find gio/gio.h
==> sudo apt install libglib2.0-dev
"install GTK2 or GTK3"
apt-file find gtk.h | grep libgtk
( select GTK3, GTK2 development was stopped at 2011 )
==> sudo apt install libglib-3-dev
(M) V129U (--enable-libgnome2=no is now not required)
(L) V129T
TroubleShooting for ./configure (case of debian11. 2022/12/04).
configure: error: in `/home2/Projects/gxeinsttestdebian/gxe-1.29':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
===>apt-get install gcc
configure: error: "FATAL:term.h not found. Install ncurses-devel."
===>apt-file search tearm.h | grep curses
===>apt-get install libncurses-dev
configure: error: "FATAL:cups/cups.h not found. Install cups-devel."
===>apt-file search cups/cups.h
===>apt-get install libcups2-dev
configure: error: install GTK2(>=2.10.0) or GTK3(>=3.4.0) if NOT enable-gxe=no.
===>apt-file search /gtk.h
===>apt-get install libgtk-3-dev
configure: error: !!! libgnome-2.0 installation required, OR specify --enable-libgnome2=no with glib-2.0 gio-2.0 installed.
===>./configure enable-libgnome2=no
make: command not found
===>apt-get install make
(K) Fedora33 2020/12/09
missing term.h ==>yum install ncurses-devel
missing cups/cups.h ==> yum install cups-devel
install GTK2 or GTK3 ==>yum install gtk3-devel
install libgnome2 OR --enable-libgnome2=no with glib2.0 installed
==>./configure --enable-libgnome2=no ==>completed succssfully.
(glib2.0(including gio.h) is installed by dependency of gtk3-devel)
Check it that gio.h is refered by "pkg-config --cflags glib-2.0"
(J) Manjaro gnome 20.1.2 2020/10/23
C compile not found ==> pacman -S gcc
ncursesw/ncurses.h not found ==> ./configure --enable-ncursesw=no
pkg-config not found ==> pacman -S pkg-config
lingnome-2 required ==> ./configure --enable-libgnome2=no
correct make to qmake ==> packman -S make
console version Backspec dose not word ==> specify --7 option "xe --7B"
OR on Preference dialog, assign Ctrl-H to backspace, ASCII DEL to Delete key.
(I) Rspberry PI 2020/05/16
(configure on Emulator: image:"2020-02-13-raspbian-full" on QEMU3.1.0.)
./configure get some err as followings.
term.h not found
-->#apt-get install libncurses-dev
cups/cups.h not found
-->#apt-get install libcups2-dev
install GTK2 or GTK3
-->#apt-get install libgtk-3-dev
select libgnome2 or glib-2.0
-->#apt-get install glib-2.0
==>./configure completed
--------------------------------------------------------------
error at execution.
--------------------------------------------------------------
(1) WARNING **:Could'nt find pixmap file gxe/wxe.png
===> do "make install" by root user, check also install dir of (A) above.
(2) WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1030
===> setup CUPS printer. Add any supported printer type even if you have not it.
(3) WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1280
===> start service CUPS.
(4) ??? xe:serach for gnome-terminal by "which" cmd failed ???
===> This is not err if "xe: use konsole for shell terminal" is followed.
else install gnome-terminal or konsole.
(5) Gdk-WARNING **: gdk_property_get(): length value has wrapped in calculation (did you pass G_MAXLONG)
===> Ignore.
(imlib call gdk_property_get with length=MAX_INT,callee issue warning length+3>G_MAXLONG,then use G_MAXLONG as length.)
(6) WARNING **: failed request with status 200
===> Ignore.
I do not know why, but it may be not harmful.
(7) GnomePrintCupsPlugin-WARNING **: failed iconv dose not support ppd character encoding: ISOLatin1, trying CSISOLatin1
===> Ignore.
I do not know why, but it may be not harmfull.
(8) WARNING ***: Owner of /tmp/xx-username is not the current user
Failed to initialize Panel Agent!
===> You changed UID number. Delete the directory in this msg.
and /tmp/scim-panel-socket-username... of old UID.
(9) GnomePrint-CRITICAL ... assertion face != NULL failed
===> This means font face name(Regular,Bold,Italic ..) is missing.
"Regular" is appended after once change Print Font and Screen Font and save(normal exit).
Note) xe use screen font to printScr.
(10) xe help command fail
(default action not defined for MIME type text/html
On gnome desktop, it is defined in /usr/share/mime-info/gnome-vfs-keys.)
===> install desktop-file-utils
/usr/share/applications/defaults.list-->/etc/gnome/defaults.list is installed.
(11) Gtk WARNING : Cannot open display (Debian 4.0 when started from console)
confirm xauth("apt-get install xauth" on Debian9.3) is installed
(check also environment variable DISPLAY= on remote)
chk ssh option "ssh -X"
X11Forwarding=yes on ssh.config(local)/sshd.config(remote)
(12) Gtk WARNING : Locale not supported by C library at debian/390
===>add locale if setlocale failed
chk by "locale -a" then
"dpkg-reconfigure locales"
(13)corrupted font is dislayed at debian/390
===>install unifont
"aptitude install unifont"
(14)Gconf err, scim failed to load frontend module
===>You may be root user and missing files in /root/gconf(d)
Use not "su" but "su -" or "sudo -i" on ubuntu to change user.
(15)string "(As Superuser)" is appended on title line of X-appl
when "ssh -X" to s390x.
===>Ignore, No permission is changed.
I heared that "metacity" append this.
The reason, I think, is that X-server daemon is executing as root.
(16)corrupted font is displayed at s390x ssh.
ssh pass locale to remote according to AcceptEnv/SendEnv specification on /etc/ssh/ssh(d).
ssh console show DBCS but it seems that another setup may be required for X-appl.
===>yum install "@Japanese Support" or yum groupinstall "Japanese Support".
"Japanese" may be "Chinese".
(17)"Gtk WARNING ** cannnot open display"
==> "export DISPLAY=localhost:10.0" (10 may be 11, 12..., chk remote:/etc/ssh/sshd_config:X11DisplayOffset(default:10))
You might change userid by "su" .
Usually DISPLAY is assigned by ssh.
xauth is installed to remote?
(18)WARNING **: Couldn't register with accessibility bus: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
-->export NO_AT_BRIDGE=1
(19)Gtk-WARNING **: Calling IsInhibited failed: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
--> Harmless, ignore it.