The common desktop environment, the classic unix desktop. In order to use solaris and most other unix systems you will need to be familiar. Since its release as free software, cde has been ported to linux and bsd derivatives. The solaris common desktop environment cde, compatible among various workstation manufacturers, provides users with a desktop graphical interface on a sun workstation running solaris 7 software or compatible version. On october 23, 2012, the motif widget toolkit was also released under the lgpl v2. Open group desktop technologies frequently asked questions. After openwindows came cde which used motif and display postscript which was supposed to have been replaced with solaris openstep based on the nextstep 3 window manager and theme, the openstep specifications and display. Oracle solaris is the trusted business platform that you depend on. The x window system is a graphical user interface gui. Posted in software hackstagged catwm, dwm, linux, pet project, sara. If any systems on the subnet are running the solaris cde login manager or any other xdmbased login window, the first host to respond places its login window on your desktop. Feb 15, 2016 to open a terminal window, click on the uparrow above the file editor ikon 2nd to the left of center, and click on terminal. Graphical login manager oracle solaris 10 uses the common desktop environment cde and dtlogin as the default login gui.
Solaris 10 includes suns java desktop system jds, which is based on gnome and comes with a large set of applications, including staroffice, suns office suite. Solaris opensolaris this forum is for the discussion of solaris, opensolaris, openindiana, and illumos. Resurrection of classic window manager dtwm or mwmcde with pager scope arrays. Motif window manager mwm from the open software foundation. The common desktop environment cde was a joint project boy several corporations hp, ibm, novell, sun. The solaris common desktop environment cde, compatible among various workstation manufacturers, provides users with a desktop graphical interface on a suntm workstationtm running solaris 2. I would like to create my own window manager, and maybe even a small lightweight. The above dialog appears by default when a user starts an openwindows sessions. When solaris 9 was released in 2002, development support for xview and olitbased applications was finally removed, as were the olwm window manager and the open look versions of the deskset productivity tools.
Until recently, starting it from the command line was no problem. Used on a selection of commercial unixs, it is now available as opensource software for the first time. The inspection support network is the industrys most trusted home inspection software solution. Sunwdtim solaris cde image viewer sunwdtinc cde includes sunwdtma cde man pages sunwdtmad cde developer man pages sunwdtnsc netscape componentization support for cde sunwdtrme cde release documentation sunwdtscm cde dtpower schemes root sunwdtwm cde desktop window manager sunwmfman cde motif manuals. In order to use solaris and most other unix systems you will need to be familiar with the common desktop environment cde. The comprehensive list of window managers for unix this is a list of every freely available window manager im aware of roughly 180 as of 201103.
Such customizations include desktop colors, fonts, and screen savers. Sunwdtwm cde desktop window manager sunwmfman cde motif manuals sunwmfrun motif runtime kit sunwxwdxm dps motif library sunwxwice ice components sunwxwplt x window system platform software sunwtltk tooltalk runtime sunwtltkd tooltalk developer support sunwtltkm tooltalk manual pages. Software developers can write applications for the solaris environment using the xlib library or a variety of toolkits, including the motif toolkit and the xt toolkit. Weve been designing the os for for more than two decades, always ensuring that weve engineered in features to meet. You have to be running both the cde window manager dtwm and the cde file manager dtfile the icons are rendered by the window manager, but the file manager actually handles any operations. The gdm configuration process has also changed considerably in oracle solaris 11. I will be upgrading several workstations from solaris 1. Perhaps the 64bit crle commands should instead be crle 64 u l usrgnulib64 crle 64 u l usrx11lib64 the system defaults also use the 64 links rather than the architecturespecific directory name along with whatever else is needed to get this working on sparc is also done, that would be one less thing to be different between x86 and sparc. The open look virtual window manager olvwm can still be downloaded for solaris from sunfreeware and works on releases as recent as solaris 10.
Ads are annoying but continue reading solaris starting and stopping dtlogin cde. Solaris supports sparc and x8664 workstations and servers from oracle and other vendors. Chapter 1 introduction to the solaris x server solaris x. It isnt in the freebsd ports, so far as i can tell, but it is clear from information on sourceforge that work has been done to get cde working on freebsd.
The gnome graphical desktop manager gdm is also available in oracle solaris 10. The window systems trusted processes are available to everyone, but access to administrative actions is restricted to roles in the global zone. The common desktop environment cde is a desktop environment for unix and openvms. Solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. I forgot how to configure multiple host servers on the my cde windows in solaris. Cde common desktop environment is solaris default gui interface. Dec 21, 2006 cde was the second environment for solaris, the first was openwindows a specialized version of x windows sun developed. Most major unix vendors now provide the cde as standard.
Cde common desktop environment the common desktop environment, the classic unix desktop brought to you by. Hp vue was itself derived from the motif window manager. The list of workstations that new software is installed on is configurable. What started as a desire to revive an abandoned window manager called. Adblock detected my website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to my visitors. Select none for the local window manager, and xdm indirect for the xdm connection to the remote system running solaris cde. Mar 06, 2006 it is always good idea not to use the x windows system on dedicated solaris servers. Below is a screenshot of suns solaris version of the common desktop environment is the default desktop environment for a solaris 2. Installing standalone statistics collection manager software. Click properties on the xterminal controls window and choose session as the category to display the setup screen shown in figure 62. Solaris 8 common desktop environment and the openwindows. I have an idea involving a pc and reflectionsx, but id prefer to find a solaris only solution.
If this happens to you, you need to toggle and apply the window behavior setting found in style manager window. The standard setup of the cde, running under solaris, can be seen in this screenshot 64k. Oct 11, 2000 i had a problem starting up the cde on my solaris 7 intel, the splash screen froze about two minutes and then start poping up tow or three windows file manager and others but uncontrollable. Solaris is registered as compliant with the single unix specification. Backuparchive client command line administrative client commandline backuparchive java graphical user interface java gui. This section contains client environment information, tivoli storage manager client components, and hardware and software requirements for the sun solaris platform. Chapter 3 troubleshooting login and session startup. The offending portions of the crimson color scheme from a solaris 10 point of view is the light green on the front panel and style manager background, and the light blue style manager color window and the terminal menu bar. I dont think it will work if i just copy it from another machine because the cde window manager is very different from openwindows motif. Cde supports the running of applications from a file manager, from an application. According to wikipedia, the common desktop environment was released under the gpl and at one time was ported to debian. The common desktop environment was created by a collaboration of sun, hp, ibm, dec, sco, fujitsu and hitachi. Suse and solaris distributions are very user friendly and consistent in managing library dependencies for open source and 3rd party applications as longer as you know basic unix commands.
New testingalphabeta versions wont be listed when a stable version is available. Cde common desktop environment wiki home sourceforge. The solaris management console is a java application that can perform various configuration operations on a solaris machine. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris.
How can install light window managers on opensolaris. When logging in with a new user for the first time, it behaves as a strange mix of point in window and click in window. In this release, gdm is the only graphical login option. Great snapping posiibilitys, if you dont need to save your layout, aquasnap is just the best utility to position your windows, moving them around and just glooing. Trusted processes in the window system oracle solaris. As you become more adept at using x windows and other unix software and. Cde common desktop environment wiki openindianabuild.
I would like to create my own window manager, and maybe even a small lightweight widget set. Cde contains a window manager for windows placement and control, a session manager to maintain state across logins, a workspace manager supporting virtual desktops, tooltalk for interprocess communication, application launchers and dock and a suite of accessory programs such as a file manager, simple text editor, terminal emulator, calculator, calendar and email. The lay out file systems window shows a default file system layout. Openwindows was included in later releases of the sunos 4 and solaris operating systems, until its removal in solaris 9 in favor of common desktop environment cde and gnome 2. Solaris 8 solaris is the unixbased operating system of sun microsystems with roots in the bsd operating system family. Solaris view topic motif window manager for solaris 2. Find answers to solaris 8 remote cde desktop from the. Chapter 14 solaris common desktop environment solaris. However, solaris by default installs cde or gnome desktop. News events software hardware security documents bookmarks community forum job surveys feedback.
The common desktop environment cde is a desktop environment for unix and openvms, based on the motif widget toolkit. Reverse dependencies 0 reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on screen. Apr 06, 2018 solaris is a unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. As i recall the cde docs call them desktop objects to distinguish them from icons which are the minimized applications. A window manager is a separate tool that runs under the x window system, that makes it easier to manipulate multiple x11 windows on a desktop, along. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. Console session, for solaris 10 and the software 1 of 2 cd for solaris 8 or 9. Solaris starting and stopping dtlogin cde nixcraft. Cde the common desktop environment is x windows desktop environment that was commonly used on commercial unix variants such as sun solaris, hpux and ibm aix. This allowed cde to become a completely free and open source desktop environment. Consequently, most users of the x window system will now be exposed to the cde. Cde integrates workspace management directly into the window manager.
I think i will wait projects mature before tried to install a window manager i hope that in the next update there. This is a window snappingutility not a real window manager, because it cant save or restore window positions. At log in the user may choose to use the openwindows environment instead of cde. Solaris cde includes a desktop server, a session manager, a window. This prevents terminalrelated commands such as tty and stty from executing. General sun, sunos and sparc related questions also go here. In solaris trusted extensions cde, the following window system processes are trusted. The original unix desktop, the common desktop environment or cde, is back. I dont see any discussion about installing the cde common desktop environment window manager here. Mar 03, 2020 a window manager is a separate tool that runs under the x window system, that makes it easier to manipulate multiple x11 windows on a desktop, along with fun things like system menus, icons for. The style manager provides a number of ways in which cde can be customized. I just installed solaris 10 and accidentally chose cde as my desktop instead of java. This is a motifcompliant, virtual window manager and is similar to the hpux program vue.
How do i switch from cde to java desktop in solaris 10. Xfce seems to feel a lot like cde which ive used in sunossolaris. But searching through debians software repository, i was unable to find cde. Since its release as free software, cde has been ported to linux and bsd. Before embarking on learning c with briefly introduce the main features of the cde. Openwindows is a discontinued desktop environment for sun microsystems workstations which combined sunview, news, and x window system protocols. Solaris common desktop environment cde solaris x86 executive tools triteal cde overview. I dont know that it is practical to start a browser from a motif app. Cde dtlogin creator this script will ask you a few questions about what kind of window manager you would like to add to the cde login screen, and then it will generate a solaris package datastream file for you that contains the new setup. In august 2012, when cde was released as free software, opencde was officially deprecated in favor of cde. The default desktop environment in oracle solaris 11 is the oracle solaris desktop, which includes gnome 2. Even then, openwindows was still included with solaris and could continue to be used instead of cde. Post 302327948 by dukenuke2 on tuesday 23rd of june 2009 03. Chapter 8 installing standalone statistics collection manager software first time login as user svplus lower the height to display four lines and move this window so that it rests above the cde menu bar.
But as a snappingutiltity it is in my opinion the best you can get. Something appears to be wrong with the default cde focus settings on solaris based systems. Although it is frequently used on unix workstations it can be used on almost any computer. Sun describes jds as a major component of solaris 10. Cde common desktop environment the common desktop environment was created by a collaboration of sun, hp, ibm, dec, sco, fujitsu and. Cde window manager configuration problem sol 8 oracle. This window provides a display of workstation system messages. Solaris cde has a browser start in the clock ikon, but supports it with a command line shell script. Because before i installed my mechine is the unix and linux forums. This window environment helps you organize and manage your work. How do i switch from cde to java desktop in solaris.
The common desktop environment cde is a commercial graphical user interface for unix in its various flavors aix, digital unix, hpux, solaris, unixware. Oracle solaris 11 desktop feature summary transitioning. The common desktop environment cde was open sourced in august 2012. I cant resize or move the windows, nor can i start a new window. Old attractive window manager dtwm or mwmcde with pager.
Cde provides almost the same functionality, but does not use a separate protocol for interoperation with a separate workspace manager. Cde is based on the motif window manager and hence very similar to it. To modify the layout, highlight a listed diskfile system entry and click modify. In the disk selection window, select one or more disks to be used for the solaris 8 software. On the local subnet, it broadcasts a request for an xdm x display manager login service. Any networked workstation running the solaris cde login manager can support both a local desktop user and multiple remote users including xterminal users using the workstation as a solaris cde desktop server. File manager text editor multimedia mail tool calendar manager command tool, shell tool, and console window clock calculator performance meter print tool audio tool tape tool image tool snapshot icon editor binder customizing the solaris environment utilities using the answerbook software solaris troubleshooting. By default, the solaris x server runs with the cde dtlogin and window manager dtwm, but any x window system manager that is icccm interclient communication conventions manual compliant runs with the server. Common desktop environment wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Also included is the firefox web browser, thunderbird email client, and the lightning calendar manager from the mozilla foundation. It was part of the unix 98 workstation product standard, and was for a long time the classic unix desktop associated with commercial unix workstations.
Openwindows is an alternate desktop system that was used in earlier versions of solaris and is included for compatibility. Other installing cde on freebsd the freebsd forums. It is always good idea not to use the x windows system on dedicated solaris servers. Use type 4, solaris interactive text console session, for solaris 10 and the software 1 of 2 cd for solaris 8 or 9. The solaris cde startup process defines a shell variable named dt in the. Altesc to bring the application manager window again to the foreground and close it.
If youre like me and you find yourself constantly opening a this host terminal window for commandline operations, you may. In the select solaris cluster configuration window, select the software group. Any networked workstation running the solaris cde login manager can support both a local desktop user and multiple remote users including xterminal users using. Developed between 1993 and 1999, it has now been released under an open source licence by the open group. Ive looked for the openwin tool but couldnt find it. Usl provided desktop manager components and scalable systems technologies from unix system v. Installing solaris 8 installing and maintaining solaris 8. Since i have several users who are quite fond of their window managers twmmwmolwm i have decided not to run cde but instead run the standard xdm found in usropenwinbin. I have a java app that is deployed on several unix systems. Oracle solaris 11 gives you consistent compatibility, is simple to use, and is designed to always be secure. Does anyone know if there is software out there top allow me to take remote control of a remote cde. Solaris documentation indicates that cim is part of wbem. Chapter 6 miscellaneous configurations solaris common. Solaris operating system wikipedia republished wiki 2.