Setup Issues on Ubuntu Linux

[simoncn]

(07-09-2014 22:43)DavidHB Wrote:  My other problem is probably even simpler to fix, but I haven't figured it out yet. Initially, I decided to run MinimServer 'headless' under Linux (to simulate what I would do if I built my own server). I would now like to use startd rather than startc, but I haven't worked out which configuration file I need to change. The minimserver/bin/setup program simply says that desktop integration is not available, and does not give an option to change this. I'd be grateful for a pointer on this one.

David

Enabling desktop integration for MinimServer under Ubuntu is tricky because MinimServer starts before the desktop is available. During startup, it will try to display the tray icon and this will fail, so it will fall back to nongraphical mode.

It would be possible to set things up so MinimServer starts when you login to the desktop. This isn't ideal because MinimServer won't be running if you haven't logged in. It also raises the question of what should happen if you logout and then login again. It should be possible to keep MinimServer running after you logout but it wouldn't be possible to reconnect it to the desktop when you login again.

The solution could be some mechanism to inform an already running headless MinimServer instance when you start the desktop so that it can create a tray icon at that point. This mechanism doesn't currently exist and making these changes is likely to be a moderately complex task. I will give this some thought.

As a temporary workaround, you could run MinimServer as headless (with automatic start) and manage it using MinimWatch. It shouldn't be too difficult for me to enable Ubuntu desktop integration for MinimWatch. Would this meet your needs?