Install and Getting Started With Selenium RC Server and Selenium Python Client on Linux

February 4, 2013 | By Duchateaux.

The Visual-Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Selenium RC Server and Selenium Python Client on Linux.

And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Follow.

Ubuntu Linux Ripples
  1. Download Selenium RC:

    Selenium RC Server .jar
  2. Open Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

  3. Check if Java JDK is Installed

    java -version

    How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu:

    Install Oracle-Sun JDK on Linux
  4. Start Selenium Server

    cd /selenium-server*.jar
    java -jar selenium-server-standalone-*.jar

    Then the Selenium Server will Listen by Default for the Selenium Client on the Port 4444.

  5. Getting-Started with Selenium RC Python Client

    1. Installing Selenium Python Client:

      Selenium Python Client
    2. Start Browser by Selenium Python RC Client

      python
      >>>>from selenium import selenium
      >>>>selenium = selenium("localhost", 4444, "*firefox",
      "http://www.google.com/")
      >>>>selenium.start()


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