HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

3.2 Installing RGS on Linux
This section describes how to:
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Install and uninstall the RGS Receiver on Linux
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Audio requirements for the Linux Receiver
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Install and uninstall the RGS Sender on Linux.
NOTE: The RGS Sender uses TCP/IP port 42966.
3.2.1 Installing the Receiver on Linux
NOTE: Beginning with RGS 5.1.3, the Linux RGS Receiver is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit
versions.
To install the RGS Receiver on Linux, perform the following steps:
1.
Login as root.
2.
Go to the directory where you downloaded RGS, and change to the directory lin32/receiver (32-
bit version) or lin64/receiver (64-bit version).
3.
Execute the following command:
./install.sh
4.
The Receiver will be installed into /opt/hpremote/rgreceiver. To start the Receiver, execute the
following command:
/opt/hpremote/rgreceiver/rgreceiver.sh
To start the Receiver in directory mode, execute the following command:
/opt/hpremote/rgreceiver/rgreceiver.sh -directory
5.
Optionally, add the directory /opt/hpremote/rgreceiver to your PATH environment variable.
NOTE: Starting the Receiver on Linux is described further in Using RGS in Normal Mode
on page 86.
3.2.2 Uninstalling the 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 Receiver is installed on the system, you will see rgreceiver_linux_32-5.1-0 or a similar Receiver
package. To remove the Receiver's RPM package, become root and type:
rpm -e --allmatches rgreceiver_linux_32
3.2.3 Linux Receiver Audio Requirements
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 Receiver system. The version of JACK provided with the
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