HP Remote Graphics Software 6.0 User Guide

Installing the RGS Receiver on Linux
NOTE: The Linux RGS Receiver is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The Xlib version
1.1.5 is not supported.
RGS only supports multi-head displays on Linux systems that have NVIDIA cards in TwinView mode.
ATI dual-head is not supported.
To install the RGS Receiver on Linux, perform the following steps:
1. Log in as root.
2. Go to the directory where you downloaded RGS, and navigate to the directory lin32/receiver (32-
bit version) or lin64/receiver (64-bit version).
3. Execute the following command:
./install.sh
The RGS Receiver will be installed into /opt/hpremote/rgreceiver.
4. You may be prompted to configure proxy settings. If you access the Internet through a proxy
server, these settings are required to activate advanced RGS features such as Advanced Video
Compression and HP Velocity.
NOTE: If the Linux operating system already has proxy settings configured, it will be suggested
to use the settings from the operating system.
5. Optionally, add the directory /opt/hpremote/rgreceiver to your PATH environment variable.
NOTE: Starting the RGS Receiver on Linux is described further in Using RGS in Normal Mode
on page 41.
Uninstalling the RGS Receiver on Linux
To uninstall the RGS Receiver on Linux find the name of the RedHat RPM package for the Remote
Graphics Receiver, by typing:
rpm -q -a | grep -i rgreceiver
If the RGS Receiver is installed on the system, you will see rgreceiver_linux_32-5.1-0 or a similar
package. To remove the RGS Receiver's RPM package, become root and type:
rpm -e --allmatches rgreceiver_linux_32
RGS Receiver audio requirements on Linux
The RGS Receiver installer will install a version of JACK Audio Connection Kit if one is not already
installed on the system. JACK is a low-latency sound server that works in conjunction with an ALSA
sound driver to mix and direct audio on the RGS Receiver system. The version of JACK provided with
the RGS Receiver installer is the version that is expected to be started by the script in /opt/hpremote/
rgreceiver/hprgsaudio. A different version may require adjustments to this script to provide different
options for the JACK daemon.
The JACK Audio Connection Kit is installed as an RPM package. The RGS Receiver will run on
systems without audio hardware, but the RGS Receiver will not run without the libraries provided by
the JACK RPM package. If the RGS Receiver is being removed from the system, JACK can also be
removed using the following command.
rpm -e jack-audio-connection-kit
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