Re: Showing log messages on desktop

From: Olle Eriksson (pt00oer_at_student.bth.se)
Date: 03/30/04

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    To: E&Erdem <erdem@turkcelinux.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 18:31:28 +0200

    On Tue, 2004-03-30 at 16:43, E&Erdem wrote:
    > Hi,
    > I want to see /var/log/messages on a small part of my desktop. Is this
    > possible? I've heard something like this.

    1. apt-get install xosd
    2. addgroup <username> adm # to be able to read logs as a user
    3. Execute something like this everytime X starts:
       tail -n 5 -f /var/log/messages <more files...> | osd_cat
         --offset=35 --color=white --age=5 --delay=15 --pos=top &

    I think that is about it..

    Olle 

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