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Need 3270 Terminal Emulation for forvus how can I get it to work

Asked by Linadain

I have a Question how am I able to set up 3270 Terminal Emulation for FORVUS I have a FORVUS 3270 Coax Adapter - PCI and I need it to run and also have the 3270 Terminal Emulation working what can I do for this to work I wanna compleatly ditch Windows and this is the only thing standing in my way what should I do what is there to do plz help I love ubuntu :) and onluy want ubuntu on my system I also have it on my ps3 at home soon.

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Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#1

Linadain,

There are three programs in the repositories that probably solve your need:

    x3270
    c3270
    s3270

If you are using gnome, you can navigate to synaptic this way:

    System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager

Then you can simply search for 3270 and it will identifiy all related packages. I would recommend x3270 only because it is an X application. If you mark it and apply the changes in synaptic, it should install x3270 and all its dependencies.

It is up to you to learn how to use the application, as I do not have that piece of hardware.

Please report back here and change the status of the question to "Solved" if this solves your question.

Thanks!

Harvey

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Linadain (rasheed-sarah-yahoo) said : 		#2

Where would the application be located I have installed x3270 but dont know where it is?

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Best Harvey Muller (hlmuller) said : 		#3

Linadain,

x3270 does not create a gnome launcher or menu item. You can start it from a terminal by running:

    $ x3270 &

If you don't know how to find the gnome terminal, you can navigate to it this way:

    Applications > Accessories > Terminal

The '&' character isn't necessary, but if you use it, you can close the gnome terminal, leaving x3270 up.

Please report back here and modify the question status to Solved if this solves your question.

Thanks,

Harvey

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Linadain (rasheed-sarah-yahoo) said : 		#4

Thanks Harvey Muller, that solved my question.