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FastX 5 Add Global Applications

Adding Applications for Users

Applications are installed applications on the Linux server(s).  This includes Desktops (Gnome, KDE, XFCE, etc).

Add Application using Web Browser

Running the installation apps script

Running the following command will add common applications that are currently installed on your Linux host to the FastX application.  Common applications include xterm, XFCE, gnome, KDE, etc.

/usr/lib/fastx/5/install/apps

If the application is not created in FastX, check to see if the application was properly installed.

 

Manually Add Applications

FastX 4 uses .ini file for FastX user applications.  The FastX applications .ini files are in the following directory.

/etc/fastx/apps

The following link are the list of setting an administrator can manually set for an application.

https://www.starnet.com/help/fastx-5-application-ini/

The following is an example of an .ini application file.

*Note: command, name, and geometry is required.  Set geometry to nothing for dynamic single window display.  Set geometry to rootless for multiple window mode.  (DO NOT SET DESKTOPS TO ROOTLESS)

command=startxfce4 
geometry= 
icon=xfce.png 
name=XFCE 
startDbus=true 
strict=true