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Executing YaST Firstboot with an specific resolution

Yesterday, a guy from docu team ask me for help executing YaST Firstboot in an specific resolution.

Well, I'm trying to make screenshots of the SAP wizard. (...) , so I only need to log in with ssh and execute /usr/lib/YaST2/startup/YaST2.Firstboot. That works so far.

However, the script doesn't allow me to change the screen/window size. I need my screenshots in 800x600. Unfortunately, the script doesn't know the -g/--geometry option that is known in YaST.

Any hints? 🙂

Looking at the YaST2.Firstboot script, it is using the YaST2.call which includes the content of Y2_UI_ARGS env variable in the command to execute.

So, the window size of YaST Firstboot can be changed using Y2_UI_ARGS="-geometry widthxheigh"

Y2_UI_ARGS="-geometry 800x600" /usr/lib/YaST2/startup/YaST2.Firstboot

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