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This is a problem I am having with my 2 semester senior project. I have a LAMP server running Ubuntu 9.10 with gnome that I need to run a program on from a button on its website. I'm using 'xterm -e vlc'. A member cero pointed out that I needed to include the display name which is ':0.0', I got when I ran 'echo $DISPLAY' in the terminal. I can run 'xterm -e vlc' in a terminal and 'xterm -display :0.0 -e vlc' in a terminal. However, it doesn't work in a bash cgi script.
I also tried adding localhost before ':0.0' to see if that works, but it didn't.
In short words, I need a program to run on the server from a button on the website. Nothing from the cgi-scrip needs to be displayed on the website.
3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
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The University of Alabama; Tuscloosa, AL; Dr. Kenneth Ricks; ECE 494 Capstone Design -- The University of Alabama
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