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Status Not under consideration
Workspace PowerVM VIOS
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 31, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

Include linux screen command in VIOS

Hello,

We would like that VIOs support a similar command as the screen command in the linux world.

Thank you

OD

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 7, 2020

    "IBM has evaluated the priority of this enhancement proposal relative to other future product content and determined that this RFE will not be pursued for a future product release"

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 8, 2019

    Screen command RPM packages can be installed on AIX / VIOS.
    Packages are available on AIX tool box for linux applications
    at below mentioned location.
    https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10883796

    Following packages are to be installed.
    bash-5.0-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    libffi-3.2.1-3.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    ncurses-6.1-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    gettext-0.19.8.1-3.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    libgcc-8.1.0-2.aix7.2.ppc.rpm
    screen-4.6.2-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    glib2-2.56.1-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    libiconv-1.14-2.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    info-6.4-1.aix6.1.ppc.rpm
    libstdcplusplus-8.1.0-2.aix7.2.ppc.rpm

    Note:
    1. For test, above listed RPM packages were installed and checked on VIOS version 3.1.
    Some package version may be different for VIOS version 2.2.
    2. Packages are to be installed as root user (Execute "oem_setup_env" to become root).

    Post install screen command will be copied to /usr/bin directory
    and can be executed as padmin user.

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