Run platform pack from command line instead of gui

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to run the platform pack from the command line as opposed to the gui.

Thanks!

Matthew

are you asking whether there is a command-line only version of the install ? In which case, I think the answer is no.

If, however, you're asking whether you can run the install from a command line shell, then you will need .X11 client installed locally, and be able to export your DISPLAY variable to your local client.

On a mac, its possible to run the X11 natively (though Mountain Lion you have to specifically install XQuartz : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293).

On a Windows machine, I use MobaXTerm - its far, far better than installing Cygwin or Ming since it provides an all-in-one client for SSH, Telnet, RDP and X11 as well as SCP and SFTP - think better than Putty, WinSCP and Cygwin all bundled into a single executable : http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/

Not sure if that answered your question, but I don't think theres a command-line only option to install platform pack.

As it happens, I already adhere to both of those methods. Good stuff.

One thing I'd like to point out about MobaXterm is the necessity on some UNIX and Linux platforms to enable "X11Forwarding" in order for MobaXterms native "automagic" X11 forwarding enablement to work. This can be configured in the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file. That is, you do not have to export your display when logging in every time or through your .profile, it's handled for you by MobaXterm.

Another nice feature is the little Penguin "window washers" who keep your ssh session open for you while you're idle (or in most cases, your screen is locked or you'd disconnected from an RDP session where you're running MobaXterm), bypassing the usual session timeout period.