Installation guide

Graphics Display
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Graphics Display
We recommend that Solaris/Linux users use Virtual Network Computing
(VNC) for their X display. VNC can be used even on systems where there is no
hardware frame buffer. It is easy to use, can be easily started with the boot
scripts, provides complete user control, and has good performance. For
information about use of the VNC software with the MATLAB Web Server, see:
•“Downloading and Installing VNC” on page 1-13.
•“Starting and Stopping VNC” on page 1-14.
•“Using VNC with the MATLAB Web Server” on page 1-15.
The VNC software requires installation of Perl. Both VNC and Perl are
available in binary form over the Web for free distribution.
Linux users should find Perl already installed on their systems.
Solaris users need to download the Perl distribution and decompress it with the
zcat version of the gunzip utility. This utility is found in
$MATLAB/webserver/bin/sol2/zcat. Read “Downloading and Installing Perl”
on page 1-14 for directions.
Downloading and Installing VNC
The VNC software is available at the Web site
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.html
Select the latest distribution for either or both of the UNIX platforms
Linux 2.x for x86 (for glnx86)
Solaris 2.5 (SPARC) (for Solaris2; it should work on 2.6 and higher)
and download the software. To decompress run
zcat file | tar -xvf -
where file is either a .tgz file on glnx86 or a .Z file on Solaris.