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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 17, 2019
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit IBMI-I-1717 Add VNC Server to IBM i YUM respository.

Provide VNC to run X-Window applications Merged

Please provide graphic (X-Window) capability to IBM i again. "IBM Tools for Developers for IBM i (5799PTL)" had the function but withdrawn. (Google "ENUSP84487" for announcement letter)


Use Case:

- Run Java AWT in "normal" mode on IBM i.
- Utilize/develop X-Window based opensource software on IBM i.
- When user's application is 100% GUI, it's possible to use ACS (5250) on VNC in time of need.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Jan 14, 2022

    .Duplicate of http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=123945

  • Guest
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    Feb 17, 2020

    The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a MEDIUM priority requirement that should be addressed.

    Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
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    Jan 27, 2020

    i like this idea as i had run old KDE based on 4.3 AIX code on Power4/5 - maybe provide a small host centric desktop environment but CPU ressources on IBM i are expensive. For larger environments, maybe a Linux LPAR may help?