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by **Chris** » Sat, 27 May 2006 02:21:29

Realizing that Open Windows is slowly being removed from the Solaris
road-map, but does anyone know why Some useful tools like, xkill,
xclock, and clock were removed from the /usr/openwin/bin directory on
Solaris 10? (Sparc)

It's no big deal to copy them over from Solaris 9, they still work, but
I was just wondering.

They still have a place in the environment.

Thanks,

by **Darren Dunha** » Sat, 27 May 2006 05:32:41

> Realizing that Open Windows is slowly being removed from the Solaris
> road-map, but does anyone know why Some useful tools like, xkill,
> xclock, and clock were removed from the /usr/openwin/bin directory on
> Solaris 10? (Sparc)

# cd /usr/openwin/bin
# ls *clock* *kill*
oclock xclock xkill
# uname -rp
5.10 sparc

Solaris 10 FCS? Solaris Express?

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by **Chris** » Sat, 27 May 2006 05:39:49

That's interesting. I've noticed this on both Release one and Update 1
for the Sparc based Solaris 10 FCS. I'm just doing a normal straight
install from CD too. Wow.

by **Robert Lawhea** » Sat, 27 May 2006 05:57:36

>> Realizing that Open Windows is slowly being removed from the Solaris
>> road-map, but does anyone know why Some useful tools like, xkill,
>> xclock, and clock were removed from the /usr/openwin/bin directory on
>> Solaris 10? (Sparc)

> # cd /usr/openwin/bin
> # ls *clock* *kill*
> oclock xclock xkill
> # uname -rp
> 5.10 sparc

> Solaris 10 FCS? Solaris Express?

It looks like the apps mentioned are in an optional package "SUNWxwopt".
Are other components of this package installed on systems where these
apps are missing?

% uname -prv
5.11 snv_36 sparc

% ls /usr/openwin/bin/{*clock*,*kill*}
/usr/openwin/bin/oclock /usr/openwin/bin/xclock /usr/openwin/bin/xkill

% grep bin/oclock $contents
/usr/openwin/bin/oclock f none 0755 root bin 25068 58352 1142876133 SUNWxwopt

% pkginfo -l SUNWxwopt
PKGINST: SUNWxwopt
NAME: X Window System Optional Clients
CATEGORY: system
ARCH: sparc
VERSION: 6.6.3.3600,REV=0.2006.03.09
BASEDIR: /usr
VENDOR: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
DESC: X Window System Optional Clients
PSTAMP: x11s20060309153959
INSTDATE: May 06 2006 17:04
HOTLINE: Please contact your local service provider
STATUS: completely installed
FILES: 68 installed pathnames
6 shared pathnames
7 directories

by **Alan Coopersmit** » Sat, 27 May 2006 09:07:18

|Realizing that Open Windows is slowly being removed from the Solaris
|road-map, but does anyone know why Some useful tools like, xkill,
|xclock, and clock were removed from the /usr/openwin/bin directory on
|Solaris 10? (Sparc)

clock died with OpenWindows after Solaris 8, but xkill and xclock are
here to stay and are included in Solaris 10. They are in the "optional"
clients package (SUNWxwopt) so may not be installed if you did less than
a full install or removed packages along the way.

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by **Chris** » Sat, 27 May 2006 13:17:00

Thanks for the help guys. I'll check, but I KNOW I installed
everything with OEM option on Solaris 10.

Knowning me "somehow" I'm overlooking something.

Take care,

Very Computer

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