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[User Discussion] - Linux users - Windows Server 2008 in the cloud + remote desktop for SC
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| [2018-12-18 13:27:02] |
| T44 - Posts: 363 |
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User Discussion: Configuration for Linux users As Linux is not supported on Sierra, Linux users may wish to do the following. This works well for me. 1. Register with an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS or “Cloud Computing”) vendor In this example, we use Amazon. Depending on your Sierra use case, you may be able to run this free for a year in the AWS free tier. 2. Create a Compute Instance with Windows Server 2008 In AWS EC2, Instances, Launch Instance, search for ‘Windows’, and choose Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Base - ami-079c6d294ed9a73d0 Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Datacenter edition, 64-bit architecture. [English] Then select your desired instance type. T2.micro may be free tier eligible. 3. Follow the documentation to log in as Administrator In AWS, you’ll need to provide (or generate) a *pem and then upload this to decrypt your password Use your Linux package manager to install ‘rdesktop’ then run from a shell (where 2560x1600 is your desired resolution and ec2-XXXX.compute.amazonaws.com is your EC2 hostname or IP) rdesktop -x b -z -K -u Administrator -g 2560x1600 ec2-XXXX.compute.amazonaws.com 4. Install the Desktop Experience in Windows 2008 Server Start Server Manager. Click Features. Click Add Features. On the Select Features page, select the Desktop Experience checkbox. Review the information about other features that are required by the Desktop Experience feature, and click Add Required Features. Follow the prompts and finish the installation. 5. Install remote desktop services on Windows 2008 Server Log in to the RDS host as an administrator. Start Server Manager. Select Roles in the navigation tree. Click Add Roles to start the Add Role wizard. Select the role Remote Desktop Services. On the Select Role Services page, select Remote Desktop Session Host. On the Specify Authentication Method page, select Do not require Network Level Authentication (Linux rdesktop client can’t provide this) On the Configure Client Experience page, select the functionality that you want to provide to users. Follow the prompts and finish the installation. 6. Create a user for Sierra chart Normal Windows procedure. 7. Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Search the web for instructions. 8. Connect to your Sierra chart user with rdesktop Download and install Sierra Chart with Internet Explorer 9. Optional step Transfer your files and settings – web based email, your own webserver, or S3 storage works well. 10. Enjoy using Sierra Chart from your Linux desktop without any compatibility issues :-) |
| [2018-12-18 13:36:49] |
| T44 - Posts: 363 |
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A few other tips which might be useful Run your rdp under a separate user / X session / virtual terminal. e.g. useradd rdp use Ctrl+Alt-F[1-7] to switch to another virtual terminal. Login as rdp and startx Now you can use Ctrl+Alt+F[N] to change between your remote session and usual Linux workloads Reduce bandwidth Take advantage of the compression and bit depth options in man rdesktop Stop desktop hijacking your window manager keyboard shortcuts by passing -K Programmatically set your window position maybe add this to your .xinitrc #!/bin/bash rdesktop -x b -z -K -u XXX -pYYYY -g 5120x1600 ec2-ZZZZ.compute.amazonaws.com & sleep 1.9 PID=$(xdotool search rdesktop|tail -n1) xdotool windowmove $PID 0 0 |
| [2019-11-13 00:54:58] |
| User379468 - Posts: 508 |
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10. Enjoy using Sierra Chart from your Linux desktop without any compatibility issues :-)
@T44, Thank you for sharing this. What use purpose/benefits do you get from this setup vs running on Windows locally? Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-11-13 00:55:10
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| [2019-11-13 09:54:30] |
| T44 - Posts: 363 |
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@User379468 I can position the server closer (latency path) to the exchange if I'm using ACSIL to trade. Otherwise running Windows locally would be fine, but for those who do not wish to do this (Linux desktops) RDP is a good solution if there is sufficient bandwidth.
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| [2019-11-13 14:27:42] |
| UnixManiac - Posts: 45 |
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Linux is not officially supported but it runs pretty much fine on Linux via WINE emulator. Check out my video for an easy way to install: https://youtu.be/K-mOrKnXjTg I am trading live like this for quite sometime with no issues at all. You can easily setup a cloud server running Linux and have it there. This way you gain in performance and no need to pay the extra for a windows license... |
| [2019-11-13 16:38:19] |
| T44 - Posts: 363 |
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Sure, but Linux is not officially supported and I have specific problems which I couldn't solve under Wine, so now run Windows. (I've a fairly heavily customised setup)
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| [2019-11-13 16:47:19] |
| ganz - Posts: 1048 |
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but Linux is not officially supported
100%... for an easy way to install
... atop unstable Debian distro aka ubuntu ... ... :) ... |
| [2019-11-13 16:50:45] |
| UnixManiac - Posts: 45 |
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Sure, but Linux is not officially supported and I have specific problems which I couldn't solve under Wine, so now run Windows. (I've a fairly heavily customised setup)
about support yes, we are on our own :D but if you willing to share I would be interested to hear about these specific problems. I may have solved them already, especially if they are related to ACSIL. Date Time Of Last Edit: 2019-11-13 17:08:01
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| [2019-11-13 17:01:41] |
| UnixManiac - Posts: 45 |
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... atop unstable Debian distro aka ubuntu ...
... :) ... Well you can run on whatever linux distro you like :) WINE works like a charm so far for me. Using Ubuntu LTS I have to reboot only for kernel updates... always messing up my uptime :D |
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