XTen 6.1 Notes

Notes for existing XTen users

XTen 6.1 has been released. We recommend that existing users download XTen 6.1 as it adds many new features and enhancements over previous versions of XTen. The new version can be downloaded from our web site at http://www.tenon.com/products/xten.

Changes and improvements to XTen 6.1 from XTen 6.0.1

• A native Fast File System (FFS) is included to further improve XTen's performance. This file system is implemented within a single Macintosh HFS or HFS+ file, so no special attention is necessary.
• NFS client support is included. XTen 6.1 allows you to desktop mount NFS volumes from remote systems.
• The AfterStep Window Manager is the default. AfterStep provides an GUI intended to be quite similar to that of NeXTStep. Also included are OpenLook Window Manager (OLVWM), Motif Window Manager (MWM), and Tom's Window Manager (TWM).
• XDM Session Control has improved set up and operation.
• Secure Shell Remote Client Launch is supported (SSH client). This new feature eliminates the sending of password in clear text on the LAN.
• Multiple password based user desktops are supported.
• Hot key xterm launch is supported.
• CDE font environment is now integrated.
• Shared memory extension in the X Server is now supported.
• Lesstif (Motif 1.2 compatible) desktop environment is now included.

Upgrade information

XTen 6.1 is a complete install. This means that it will not "upgrade" an older version of XTen in the conventional sense. It would not be difficult to copy information from a previous XTen install into the new XTen 6.1. Existing customers can upgrade to XTen 6.1 for $99 by contacting sales@tenon.com, or using our online ordering page.

The license information can be entered into XTen by the following steps:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type:

   su root

3. Type

   XTen

   as the password.
4. Type:

   chnglicense

5. A license dialog box will show up. Enter your license number.
6. That's it!

Additional X Clients

New X clients are being ported to XTen on a regular basis. As they become available, they are posted for anonymous FTP access on ftp://ftp.tenon.com/pub/applications/PPC/X11.

XIE and PEX

Support for XIE (X Imaging Extension) and PEX (Phigs Extension to X) are not enabled by default, but can be easily enabled by using a local xterm. To enable XIE, enter the following commands as the super user (root):

# cd /usr/X11/bin
# rm X
# ln -s XMachTen.XIE X

To enable PEX, enter the following commands as the super user (root):

# cd /usr/X11/bin
# rm X
# ln -s XMachTen.PEX X

When PEX is enabled, support for XIE is also included. The configuration takes effect after the next restart of XTen.

Known issues

Though XTen 6.1 features vast improvements over previous versions, there are some issues we have found during the testing of XTen 6.1 that could lead to future difficulty. These issues are listed below:

• RAM Doubler XTen 6.1 works with RAM Doubler version 1.5.2a or newer. Older versions of RAM Doubler may interfere with proper XTen operation
• XTen Control Panel One of the new features of the XTen 6.1 full release will be to automatically pick up the MacOS TCP/IP control panel panel settings on startup. In the pre-release version of XTen, this feature may not work. You must enter your network settings into the XTen control panel before you start XTen for the first time. If you fail to do this, you will be left with an unusable installation. If this happens, you will need to do a clean re-install. A clean re-install consists of removing the XTen preferences and configuration files from your system's preferences folder and removing the XTen folder.
• Various Unix Utilities There are a few Unix utilities that are included with XTen. Under the current XTen 6.1 pre-release, a few utilities will not work. These include the Unix commands "uptime", "who", "last", and "w". Others might be affected also.
• System "adduser" command XTen 6.1 provides the capability to be a "multi-user" Unix system. If the "adduser" command is given on the command line with no arguments, it will remove the entire home directory without prompting. The proper syntax for the "adduser" command (which will not remove the home directory) is: "adduser <username>" where <username> is the name of the user you want to add. For example, if you wanted to add a user called "tenon", you would type: "adduser tenon".
• License system If a user lets his temporary license expire, he is not given an opportunity to enter it. Therefore, if an XTen license expires, the XTen installation from that point onward is unusable and a reinstall is required. If the license information is entered in timely fashion, this difficulty will not occur.