Notes for Win4Lin on ShaoLin Aptus 2.0

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Table of Contents
A Typical Scenario
Versions
Installation and Configuration
Getting Support

This document provides additional information for Win4Lin users on ShaoLin Aptus 2.0

This document provides additional information for Win4Lin users on ShaoLin Aptus 2.0

A Typical Scenario

You are a Windows user, you need to have MS Windows access on your Linux workstation. You use Aptus to manage your networked workstations and you bought the Netraverse Win4Lin product to enable Windows applications to run on your Aptus client.

Versions

The following Win4Lin releases have been tested and certified to run on ShaoLin Aptus 2.0 .

  • Win4Lin Workstation 4.0

  • Win4Lin Workstation 5.0

  • Win4Lin Terminal Server 2.0

Aptus client kernels that have Win4Lin support are as follows

  • 2.4.19-3APTUS

  • 2.4.19-4APTUS

For Aptus release 2.0.6 or later, all client kernels comes with Win4Lin 4/5 support.

Installation and Configuration

You should first install Win4Lin on the Aptus server prior install Aptus.

Since Aptus clients have NFS home directories, you should add the following lines to the file /etc/default/merge 


 MERGE_DISABLE_FILESYSTEM_MMAP_CHECK=yes
After you have installed Aptus and you should switch on the Win4Lin system service on your Aptus client by doing the following.

  1. Go to Aptus Configurator, select module config (located at the top left corner). Change the User Mode to Advanced and click Save to switch Aptus Configurator to advanced mode.

  2. Click on to your Aptus group icon, then go to Startup Services. Pick the service called Win4Lin . In the table showing "Runlevels to start and stop in", pick Start for Run level 5. Then hit Save.

  3. Reboot your Aptus clients and the Win4Lin service should be able to start during the Aptus client start up process. Then you can log on to Aptus clients and rung Win4Lin .

Getting Support

For issues about Win4Lin, you may contact support from Netraverse. For issues about setting up Aptus and configuration of Aptus for Win4Lin, you can contact support from ShaoLin Microsystems.