Technical FAQ
Avocent DSView3
03 –Does DSView have a command line wizard installation for Linux or Solaris?
Yes, it does. To install the DSView 3 software on a supported Linux or Solaris system:
1. Login to the server as root.
2. Insert the DSView 3 software DVD into your DVD drive. If AutoMount is supported and
enabled, open a command window and continue with step 3.
If your system does not support AutoMount, issue the following command to mount the DVD
volume: mount
of your server’s DVD Linux or Solaris device and mount point directory, respectively.
For example, to mount the first IDE cdrom on /media/cdrom, enter the command:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
3. Enter the following command to access the readme file:
less /
For example, the following command accesses the readme file on the /media/cdrom mount point.
less /media/cdrom/DSView/readme
4. Follow the instructions in the readme file.