Hi, Followed https://docs.gocd.org/current/advanced_usage/ui_testing.html
and now I have GUI coming up in CentOS Desktop, Thanks, Regards Martin Lourduswamy On Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 9:35:42 AM UTC-5, Martin Lourduswamy wrote: > > Hi, > Thanks, I will pass this info to my testing team. > > I also wanted to see how to bring up GUI apps as I need to copy and paste > text from a GUI app like servername and details from that app to my second > GUI and run it. > I can use cron to setup the export DISPLAY=:0 and start the app. > > */1 * * * * * * export DISPLAY=:0; /usr/bin/bash > start_external.app.bin.bash > > Since I use goCD as services on CentOS it does not allow me to start a GUI > and says GTK waning that it can not open display. There is also an option > for starting goCD as console to start it in foreground. I think the > developers of goCd wanted to allow goCD to interact with desktop apps(I > hope my assumption is correct). But, I can not start > service go-agent console > on centOS it gves me error. > > Could anyone please guide me how to start go-agent in foreground so that I > can launch Desktop helper apps for CI/CD of my pipeline > > Thanks, > Regards > Martin Lourduswamy > > On Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 1:41:41 AM UTC-5, Aravind SV wrote: >> >> Ketan mentioned Xvfb. Maybe this helps: >> http://elementalselenium.com/tips/38-headless >> >> Cheers, >> Aravind >> >> On Fri, Feb 07, 2020 at 19:08:01 -0800, Martin Lourduswamy wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > Thanks, could you please tell me what tool do you use for running >> selenium >> > tests on CentOS or Linux? >> > Also, for calling GUI apps like firefox or chrome from goCD builds, how >> do >> > you do that. >> > I tried with goCD running as service and it says it can not open >> DISPLAY to >> > run the GUI apps >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Regards, >> > Martin Lourduswamy >> > >> > On Friday, February 7, 2020 at 7:51:29 PM UTC-5, Ketan Padegaonkar >> wrote: >> > > >> > > GoCD builds themselves use xvfb for running selenium bases tests. >> > > >> > > We don't use vnc because nobody on the team needs to login to the >> server >> > > to see the tests running. >> > > >> > > This setup has worked well for us for several years now, without a >> hitch. >> > > >> > > On Sat, 8 Feb, 2020, 03:12 Martin Lourduswamy, <[email protected] >> > > <javascript:>> wrote: >> > > >> > >> Hi, >> > >> I am new to goCD, I would like to know if anyone has used VNC to >> bring up >> > >> GUI applications or test GUI applications from goCD >> > >> https://docs.gocd.org/current/advanced_usage/ui_testing.html >> > >> >> > >> VNC is slow sometimes and I do not want to rely on VNC for my >> testing, I >> > >> would rather let the default desktop to handle it, >> > >> Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions and your >> experience, >> > >> >> > >> Thanks, >> > >> >> > >> Regards >> > >> Martin Lourduswamy >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > >> "go-cd" group. >> > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an >> > >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> > >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> > >> >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/2ae7c06f-7c45-49a7-85ad-02ec15613074%40googlegroups.com >> >> > >> < >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/2ae7c06f-7c45-49a7-85ad-02ec15613074%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> >> >> > >> . >> > >> >> > > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "go-cd" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/b7c23639-1fc0-4722-93b3-853cbc3b04d2%40googlegroups.com. >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "go-cd" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/go-cd/b264d48a-d745-42d9-8440-da4045daa4e9%40googlegroups.com.
