[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Gentoo VMware Image Question

[Rush]

Is there an x server installed by default in the gentoo image?


On Feb 8, 2008 4:37 PM, Murphy, S.K. <smurphy at georgialibraries.org> wrote:

>  Hi, Rush -
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> Well, depending on your native machine's network devices and the VM's
> configuration, it can be possible to point your native browser to the VM's
> IP; however, unless you've engaged in some fancy VM trickery (I've only ever
> been able to do this when I had two NICs; one was bridged with the VM's
> virtual network adapter, the other used by the native OS to connect to the
> Internet.  I don't remember all the details, but it was a pain to set up),
> this probably isn't the case.
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> Just open a browser up inside the VM and point it at the given IP, and you
> should be fine, though!
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> Hope that helps!
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> -Murphy
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> *Some say the world will end in fire and ice.  Others say it will be
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> *From:* open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:
> open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] *On Behalf Of *Rush
> Austin
> *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2008 3:24 PM
> *To:* open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> *Subject:* [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Gentoo VMware Image Question
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> Hello Group,
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> Prior to posting this I read the FAQ, the online documentation, and
> browsed through the Open-ils General Archives.
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> I've downloaded the  1.2.0 Evergreen VMware image.
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> Following the instructions I can successfully start the Evergreen related
> services and Apache.
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> ifconfig reports that my inet addr is 127.0.0.1
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> Here is where I get a bit fuzzy.  As I read the directions, I can point a
>  browser on my host machine to http://127.0.0.1 and "see the beautiful
> default Evergreen catalog interface."
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> I read this as open a browser outside of the VMWare environment, which is
> where I get confused.  I did not think I could interact with processes
> running in the VMware environment.
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> Thank you for your kind assistance.
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> Rush A.
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