Installing

Installing BGINFO4X on Windows

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/WINDOWS folder.
    • Uninstall the program from the Control Panel applet.

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • Prerequisite: NetFramework2 installed.

    • Download the latest version of the .msi Windows package

    • Execute the msi package as an Administrator
      BGINFO4X for Windows - BGINFO4X for Windows - Setup

    • Accept the End-User GPL License
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Accept End-User License Agreement

    • Choose your Destination Folder
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Choose your Destination Folder

    • Install BGINFO4X
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Install the program

    • Launch BGINFO4X

      • Uncheck the option if you have installed the program with run as Administrator.
      • Launch it from the Program Files folder.
        BGINFO4X for Windows - Launch the program

    • Program Files Overview
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Installed in Program files
      BGINFO4X for Windows - BGINFO4X - Unix Bash Shell

      • To start the program without a console, launch BGINFO4X for Windows - Hidden Console.
      • To start the program with a console, launch BGINFO4X for Windows.
      • In the Documentation subfolder, you have all the main links that can help you.
      • In the Utils subfolder, you have the BGINFO4X - HTML Report.
      • In your Desktop, you will find an icon that point to BGINFO4X - Unix Bash Shell.

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/WINDOWS).

  • Starting the program automatically

    • BGINFO4X is started Automatically and Hidden, through the shortcut BGINFO4X for Windows - Hidden Console, located in the Startup folder for All Users.

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • Editing CUSTOM FILES and FUNCTION FILES:

      • It is recommended the use of a Unix editor compatible, such as Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/).
      • The use of Notepad/Wordpad is not recommended, and could corrupt your .CONF files.

    • After finishing the installation you can deploy BGINFO4X faster in your enterprise, basically with two methods:

  • See the results

Installing BGINFO4X on MacOSX

  • Requirements:

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo port install imagemagick or sudo brew install imagemagick
      • $ sudo port install ghostscript or sudo brew install ghostscript
      • $ If you want to use the RTMODE, compile Root-tail from Source as explained in the Cygwin section->Install Root-tail (RTMODE).

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your MACOSX version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->MACOSX_GET/MACOSX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->MACOSX_YOURVERSION_GET/MACOSX_YOURVERSION_SET.

  • See the results

BGINFO4X for MAC - IMMODE
BGINFO4X for MAC - RTMODE Minimized Window
BGINFO4X for MAC - RTMODE

Installing BGINFO4X on Ubuntu

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo apt-get install imagemagick
      • $ sudo apt-get install root-tail

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

    • On Ubuntu 12.04, to start automatically each time you login, do the following:
      • Open the Dash Home -> Search for Startup -> Open Startup Applications -> Add a BGINFO4X startup entry.
      • Enter the following startup command: bash -c "cd PATH_TO_BGINFO4X_DIRECTORY && ./BGINFO4X.sh"
      • Save the entry, and close the Startup Applications.

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your Ubuntu version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_YOURVERSION_GET/LINUX_YOURVERSION_SET.

  • See the results

BGINFO4X for WINDOWS - UBUNTU - RTMODE

Installing BGINFO4X on Fedora

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo yum install ImageMagick
      • $ If you want to use the RTMODE, compile Root-tail from Source as explained in the Cygwin section->Install Root-tail (RTMODE).

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your Fedora version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_YOURVERSION_GET/LINUX_YOURVERSION_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on LinuxMint

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo apt-get install imagemagick
      • $ sudo apt-get install root-tail

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

    • On LinuxMint, to start automatically each time you login, do the following:
      • Open the Dash Home -> Search for Startup -> Open Startup Applications -> Add a BGINFO4X startup entry.
      • Enter the following startup command: bash -c "cd PATH_TO_BGINFO4X_DIRECTORY && ./BGINFO4X.sh"
      • Save the entry, and close the Startup Applications.

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your LinuxMint version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_YOURVERSION_GET/LINUX_YOURVERSION_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on CentOS

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo yum install ImageMagick
      • $ If you want to use the RTMODE, compile Root-tail from Source as explained in the Cygwin section->Install Root-tail (RTMODE).

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your CentOS version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_YOURVERSION_GET/LINUX_YOURVERSION_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on SUSE

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo zypper install imagemagick
      • $ sudo zypper install root-tail

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your SUSE version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_YOURVERSION_GET/LINUX_YOURVERSION_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on ARM (RaspberryPI)

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ sudo apt-get install imagemagick
      • $ sudo apt-get install root-tail

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your ARM (RASPBERRYPI) version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_GET/LINUX_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->LINUX_ARM_GET/LINUX_ARM_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on Cygwin

Notes:

  • If you are a normal user, install BGINFO4X as explained earlier.

  • Installing BGINFO4X on Cygwin is only useful if you want to use the RTMODE, or if you already have Cygwin installed, normally on a Server.

  • If you want to monitor a remote BGINFO4X, you can install VcXsrv from http://sourceforge.net/projects/vcxsrv/

  • Install Cygwin/X

Cygwin/X is installed via Cygwin's setup.exe (administration permissions are required) and the installation process is documented in the Cygwin/X User's Guide. Whether or not you already have Cygwin installed, you can add Cygwin/X to your installation by downloading the latest setup.exe, running setup, and selecting the required packages. Check for detailed instructions in http://x.cygwin.com/ (Downloading and Installing).

  • Add the following Cygwin/X Extra Packages

    • X11: (contains the XServer package)
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Cygwin Setup - X11 Package

    • ImageMagick: (contains the ImageMagick package)
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Cygwin Setup - ImageMagick Package

    • sysvinit: (contains the necessary pidof command)
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Cygwin Setup - SysVinit Package

    • psmisc: (contains the necessary killall command)
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Cygwin Setup - PSmisc Package

    • Add the required recommended dependencies:
      BGINFO4X for Windows - Cygwin Setup - Resolving Dependencies

  • Install Root-tail (RTMODE)

    • Compile Root-tail from Source: Download it from http://oldhome.schmorp.de/marc/root-tail.html or http://www.goof.com/pcg/marc/root-tail.html. Copy the downloaded file to a Cygwin '/tmp' folder (C:\cygwin\tmp).

    • Open a Cygwin Terminal:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz root-tail-1.2.tar.gz
      • $ cd root-tail-1..2
      • $ xmkmf -a

      Notes about xmkmf: Programs which use the X Windowing System, in addition to needing to know which UNIX features are available, also need to know certain facts about the X installation. These include such things as the locations of X header and library files, programs, fonts, and the font file format used. Rather than having each X program needing its own configure script to search for this information, the X Windowing System takes a different approach. X installations come with a program called xmkmf, which stands for `X-MaKe-MakeFile'. This program knows the answers to all the typical questions asked by X program distributions. It reads a Makefile template which contains slots where these answers need to be filled in, and from it generates a Makefile.

      • $ make
      • $ make install
      • $ make install.man

    • Now root-tail is installed and ready to use. Check it:

      • $ which root-tail

        /usr/bin/root-tail

      Notes about root-tail: Installing root-tail from Cygwin-Ports is not supported. Basically, the port is not created. If you know how to create the port, please create it. Community will thanks to you.

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/CYGWIN folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
    • $ mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)

    • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/CYGWIN).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

    • To start the program automaticaly each time a user logon:
      • Create a shortcut of the file 3rdParty/BGINFO4X.bat. Put it in your All Users Startup Folder.
    • To start the program automaticaly Hidden each time a user logon:
      • Copy 3rdParty/nircmd.exe to C:\Windows.
      • Create a shortcut of the file 3rdParty/BGINFO4X-hiddenconsole.bat. Put it in your All Users Startup Foler.

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your Cygwin version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->CYGWIN_GET/CYGWIN_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->CYGWIN_YOURVERSION_GET/CYGWIN_YOURVERSION_SET.

Installing BGINFO4X on BSD

  • Backup your previous version of BGINFO4X in a safe place

    • Backup your CUSTOM/CONF folder.
    • Backup your CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX folder.
    • Remove the old installation:
      • $ rm -rf /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

  • Install BGINFO4X

    • On a Unix Terminal, install the prerequisites:

      • $ pkg install ImageMagick
      • $ pkg install roottail

    • Download the latest version of BGINFO4X.

    • Copy the downloaded file to a'/tmp' folder.

    • On a Unix Terminal, install BGINFO4X:

      • $ cd /tmp
      • $ tar xvfz "Last version of BGINFO4X.tar.gz"
      • $ sudo mv BGINFO4X /usr/local/bin (Install it in a System-wide Administration Folder)
      • $ cd /usr/local/bin/BGINFO4X

    • Restore your backed-up data (CUSTOM/CONF and CUSTOM/CLIENT/LINUX).

    • Start the main program:

      • $ ./BGINFO4X.sh

  • Starting the program automatically

  • Configuring BGINFO4X

    • With BGIFNO4X Server, the wallpaper is always detected automatically.
    • With BGINFO4X Client, depending of your BSD version, the wallpaper couldn't be detected automatically. If nothing is printed, edit and replace in IMMODE.CONF->CLIENT WALLPAPERS section->BSD_GET/BSD_SET by the values located in IMMODE.CONF->SERVER WALLPAPERS section->BSD_YOURVERSION_GET/BSD_YOURVERSION_SET.
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