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- 2. _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- This chapter lists supplemental information to the _I_R_I_S
- _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e. The information listed here is
- product- and release-specific; use it with the Installation
- Guide to install this product.
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- 2.1 _I_n_d_i_g_o__M_a_g_i_c__D_e_s_k_t_o_p__S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m_s
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- The Indigo Magic Desktop includes these subsystems:
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._C_o_n_f_T_e_s_t_E_r_r_o_r_s Help on understanding
- errors that may be detected
- while running the confidence
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._C_o_n_f_T_e_s_t_H_e_l_p Help on the confidence tests
- for checking system hardware.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._D_e_s_k_t_o_p__U_G The Desktop User's Guide.
- InSight documentation on the
- Indigo Magic Desktop.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._E_r_r_o_r_M_e_s_s_a_g_e_H_e_l_p Help for error messages
- that may occur when using the
- Indigo Magic Desktop.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._H_o_w_D_o_I__H_e_l_p Context-sensitive help
- information for each of the
- Indigo Magic Desktop tools.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._P_e_r_S_y_s_A_d_m_i_n InSight documentation on
- administering your Indigo
- Magic Desktop system.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._W_e_b_J_u_m_p_e_r_H_e_l_p Help for using WebJumper to
- create webjumper or jumpsite
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._d_a_t_a._j_u_m_p_s_i_t_e_s Jumpsites for SiliconSurf,
- SupportInfo, and
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._m_a_n._e_o_e Manual pages for all Indigo Magic
- Desktop Tools.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._m_a_n._r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s These release notes.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._C_o_n_f_i_d_e_n_c_e Confidence tests used for testing
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._D_e_s_k_s Software for creating and managing
- multiple desktops on your
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._c_o_n_t_r_o_l__p_a_n_e_l_s Customization panels to allow
- users to change various
- interface attributes such as
- the background or the mouse
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._e_n_v_m The main iconic interface, including the
- file manager, the icon
- catalog, the search tool, and
- WebJumper.
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._s_h_a_r_e Shared data files, including the legal
- notice and session warning
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._t_o_o_l_c_h_e_s_t The toolchest application, a front
- end to accessing many common
- tools, including most of the
- Indigo Magic Desktop.
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- 2.2 _I_n_d_i_g_o__M_a_g_i_c__D_e_s_k_t_o_p__S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m__D_i_s_k__S_p_a_c_e__R_e_q_u_i_r_e_m_e_n_t_s
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- This section lists the subsystems of the Indigo Magic
- Desktop and their sizes.
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- If you are installing this product for the first time, the
- subsystems marked ``default'' are the ones that are
- installed if you use the ``go'' menu item. To install a
- different set of subsystems, use the ``install,''
- ``remove,'' ``keep,'' and ``step'' commands in _i_n_s_t to
- customize the list of subsystems to be installed, then
- select the ``go'' menu item. While running _i_n_s_t, you can
- also use the command
- aaaaddddmmmmiiiinnnn ffffiiiilllleeeessss _s_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m
- to view the files contained in _s_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m.
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- You can also use the graphical inst tool, _s_w_m_g_r, which
- is accessible from the System toolchest as the Software
- Manager menu item, to install the software when you are not
- in the miniroot.
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- Note: The listed subsystem sizes are approximate. Refer to
- the _I_R_I_S _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e for information
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- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._C_o_n_f_T_e_s_t_H_e_l_p (default) 388
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._D_e_s_k_t_o_p__U_G (default) 1396
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._E_r_r_o_r_M_e_s_s_a_g_e_H_e_l_p (default) 348
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._H_o_w_D_o_I__H_e_l_p (default) 396
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._P_e_r_S_y_s_A_d_m_i_n (default) 988
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._b_o_o_k_s._W_e_b_J_u_m_p_e_r_H_e_l_p (default) 340
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._d_a_t_a._j_u_m_p_s_i_t_e_s (default) 12
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._m_a_n._e_o_e (default) 248
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._m_a_n._r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s (default) 56
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._C_o_n_f_i_d_e_n_c_e (default) 1164
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._D_e_s_k_s (default) 200
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._c_o_n_t_r_o_l__p_a_n_e_l_s (default) 1816
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._e_n_v_m (default) 1608
- _d_e_s_k_t_o_p__e_o_e._s_w._s_h_a_r_e (default) 24
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- 2.3 _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__M_e_t_h_o_d
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- All of the subsystems for desktop_eoe can be installed using
- IRIX. You do not need to use the miniroot. Refer to the
- _I_R_I_S _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _G_u_i_d_e for complete installation
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- 2.4 _P_r_e_r_e_q_u_i_s_i_t_e_s
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- The desktop subsystem has no prerequisite on the
- sysadmdesktop subsystem. If you want to use removable media
- with the Indigo Magic Desktop, you should install the
- sysadmdesktop subsystem.
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- If you want to install any of the desktop_eoe.books
- subsystems, you must also install insight.sw.client.
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- If you want to install desktop_eoe.sw.toolchest, you must
- also install desktop_base.sw.dso and motif_eoe.sw.eoe.
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- If you want to install desktop_eoe.sw.envm, you must also
- install desktop_base.sw.dso,
- desktop_base.sw.FileTypingRules, motif_eoe.sw.eoe,
- ViewKit_eoe.sw.base, 4Dwm.sw.4Dwm, and il_eoe.sw.c++.
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- All of the above prerequisites will be enforced
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- If you wish to hear audio feedback for various desktop
- operations, you should install dmedia_eoe.sw.soundscheme.
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- If you wish to use the iconview Media Previewer to preview
- 3D objects in Inventor ....iiiivvvv format, you should install
- inventor_eoe.sw32. The installation tool will _n_o_t enforce
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- 2.5 _C_o_m_p_a_t_i_b_i_l_i_t_y
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- The IRIX 6.4 desktop_eoe subsystems are incompatible with
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- 2.6 _C_o_n_f_i_g_u_r_a_t_i_o_n__F_i_l_e_s
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- Two new configuration directories were added in IRIX 6.3.
- They are ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p_h_o_s_t and ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_0._0. These
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- Users who prefer to set up their machine so that the desktop
- does not start automatically can create a file called
- ._d_i_s_a_b_l_e_D_e_s_k_t_o_p in their home directory. This will cause
- the toolchest to display different contents. The desktop
- can also be disabled for all users of the machine by issuing
- the command ////eeeettttcccc////cccchhhhkkkkccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp ooooffffffff while logged in as
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- Various desktop tools create configuration files in a
- ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory within the user's home
- directory. Except as discussed below, these files should
- not be edited by the user.
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- The automatic startup of the file manager can be disabled by
- creating the file ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p. Should
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- icons cannot be dragged to the background. This mode may be
- useful to users who do not wish to run the file manager, or
- who wish to have arbitrary images on their background. It
- may also be useful for machines with limited memory. To
- resume starting the file manager and having icons on the
- background, remove the file ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p,
- log out, and log in.
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- The use of ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p differs from the
- use of ._d_i_s_a_b_l_e_D_e_s_k_t_o_p in that the former only disables the
- starting of the file manager. All other desktop features
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- The ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e> directory also contains a log of all
- file transactions made through the desktop. Although
- slightly cryptic in format, this log may assist you in
- determining where a file has gone if you accidentally move a
- file to someplace unintentional. The log file is called
- ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_l_o_g. After it grows to about 50K bytes,
- it is moved to ._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_l_o_g._b_a_k. The log size
- may be changed by setting the resource
- ****ddddeeeesssskkkkttttooooppppLLLLooooggggSSSSiiiizzzzeeee:::: <size>
- in the ._X_d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s or ._X_r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e_s files, where <size> is the
- maximum size in bytes of the log (including the backup
- copy). Setting <size> to 0 disables the log.
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- Users familiar with X configuration should be aware that X
- resources modified by the Indigo Magic Customization Panels
- will not modify the user's ._X_d_e_f_a_u_l_t_s or ._X_r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e_s files.
- Instead the resource settings will be saved in one of two
- places. If the resources affect a single application, they
- will be saved in $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/<_a_p_p_n_a_m_e>, where
- <_a_p_p_n_a_m_e> is the application's class name. If the resource
- affects multiple applications it will be saved in
- $_H_O_M_E/._S_g_i_r_e_s_o_u_r_c_e_s. Panel changes that affect startup
- commands will be saved in $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-
- <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_p_a_n_e_l_s_e_s_s_i_o_n or $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-
- <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p_e_n_v, the former being used for commands,
- and the latter being used for environment variables.
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- Users who used to launch applications from their ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n
- file will note that most of them are now launched through
- session management. One major difference from 4Sight is
- that session management is handled from 4Dwm, which is
- launched before the ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n is read. If there are
- environment variables that were set in ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n, these
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- <_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_d_e_s_k_t_o_p_e_n_v. This file is in the /_b_i_n/_s_h syntax
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- VVVVAAAARRRRIIIIAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE====""""ssssttttrrrriiiinnnngggg"""" eeeexxxxppppoooorrrrtttt VVVVAAAARRRRIIIIAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE
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- #### VVVVAAAARRRRIIIIAAAABBBBLLLLEEEE ####
- have been modified by various panels; the string between the # symbols
- is a key for future panel modifications.
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- Because session management will automatically restart applications
- that were launched, a ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n file can cause multiple copies
- of applications to run (one from ._s_g_i_s_e_s_s_i_o_n and one from 4Dwm).
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- When using the Indigo Magic Desktop, the file
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t is used instead of the standard
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n file. If the desktop is disabled
- through the use of _c_h_k_c_o_n_f_i_g or the ._d_i_s_a_b_l_e_D_e_s_k_t_o_p file
- mentioned above, _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n is used instead of _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t.
- When the Indigo Magic Desktop is installed, the file
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n is not used as in a normal X environment.
- Instead, the file /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_x_d_m/_X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t is invoked.
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- If the user has a ._x_s_e_s_s_i_o_n file, it will override the system
- _X_s_e_s_s_i_o_n._d_t file, and may prevent some of the Indigo Magic
- Desktop features from being started. The first time such a user logs
- in after installing Indigo Magic, a warning will be given to this
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- The toolchest is configured using the file
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/ _s_y_s_t_e_m._c_h_e_s_t_r_c. This file has changed since
- the IRIX 6.2 release. Users who wish to edit their toolchest contents
- may wish to copy the file /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p._c_h_e_s_t_r_c onto either
- their private $_H_O_M_E/._c_h_e_s_t_r_c to affect only their account, or on top
- of /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_s_y_s_t_e_m._c_h_e_s_t_r_c to affect all accounts on the machine.
- The /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_n_o_d_e_s_k_t_o_p._c_h_e_s_t_r_c file is also the toolchest configuration
- file that will be used if the user executes ////eeeettttcccc////cccchhhhkkkkccccoooonnnnffffiiiigggg ddddeeeesssskkkkttttoooopppp ooooffffffff
- or creates a ._d_i_s_a_b_l_e_D_e_s_k_t_o_p file. In the 6.3 and 6.4 releases, the
- layout of a remote toolchest is controlled by
- the /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_r_e_m_o_t_e._c_h_e_s_t_r_c file.
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- or 6.4 toolchest, since $_H_O_M_E/._c_h_e_s_t_r_c takes precedence over
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_X_1_1/_s_y_s_t_e_m._c_h_e_s_t_r_c. To allow users to see the new
- toolchest, the first time they log in their ._c_h_e_s_t_r_c file will
- be renamed to ._c_h_e_s_t_r_c._b_a_k and a warning given. They may rename
- it back if they wish, possibly editing it to include the new toolchest
- contents. Alternatively,
- they may use the toolchest "include" facility to include a
- personal ._a_u_x_c_h_e_s_t_r_c. The latter has the advantage that future
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- the X bitmap format or the X pixmap (xpm) format, and can also accept
- commands to execute, such as _t_w_i_l_i_g_h_t.
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