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gardenair 03-17-2011 11:39 PM
Screen command not working !
 
I am using cent os 5 and i am remotely connected with it using putty.I want to use screen command but when I type the command

Code:
[root@test-proxy]# screen
-bash: screen: command not found
If I search the screen command using fine command
Code:
[root@test-proxy]# find / -name "screen" -print
/usr/share/terminfo/s/screen
If I enter into the said above dir and type screen it say command not found.

kindly guide me how can I use screen command ?
thanks
garden

macemoneta 03-17-2011 11:40 PM
You need to install it first.

Code:
yum install screen

kingston 03-18-2011 12:00 AM
you dont need to use "find" for finding the binaries. "Which" command will tell you where the binary is if it is installed.
Quote:
[xkinved@einbalx0006 ~]$ which screen
/usr/bin/screen
is the output from my linux box

gardenair 03-18-2011 12:05 AM
Thanks for guiding me. If find has searched screen then why I may download ?
Kindly guide me the link from where I may download and install screen for my Linux cent os 5 .
thanks

gardenair 03-18-2011 12:08 AM
by using which command I find the output as.

Code:
[root@test-proxy s]# which screen
/usr/bin/which: no screen in (/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin)
[root@test-proxy s]#
thanks
garden

gardenair 03-18-2011 03:59 AM
Well I have download screen-3.7.4.tar in my cent os. I have also untar screen.The thing which I need guidance that where should I install it ? After /usr/local what will be the next directory location to install it ?

Code:
[root@ test-proxy ]#  ./configure@--prefix=/usr/local/
then will be

# make all
and at last
# make install

Thanks for guidance,
garden

EricTRA 03-18-2011 04:01 AM
Hi,

Why aren't you using the package manager as indicated by macemoneta?
Code:
yum update
yum install screen
That is, if you've configured your yum repositories correctly.

Kind regards,

Eric

Aquarius_Girl 03-18-2011 04:06 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gardenair (Post 4294770)
Well I have download screen-3.7.4.tar in my cent os. I have also untar screen.The thing which I need guidance that where should I install it ? After /usr/local what will be the next directory location to install it ?
It will get installed automatically where ever it is supposed to:
All you have to do is to:

tar -xf screen-3.7.4.tar
cd screen
./configure
make
sudo make install
updatedb


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