Install and Getting Started With Selenium Server and Selenium RC Client for Python Ubuntu 12.04 Precise

The Visual-Guide shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with Selenium Server and Selenium RC Client for Python Ubuntu Linux 12.04 Precise Desktop.

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.

1. Here Download Selenium RC:

   Selenium RC Server .jar
   Link to Download Latest Selenium RC Server

2. Open Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

3. Check if Java JDK is Installed

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   java -version

   How to Install Required Oracle Java JDK on Ubuntu:

   Here Install Oracle JDK for Ubuntu

   How to Install Oracle-Sun JDK on Ubuntu Linux 12

4. Start Selenium Server

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   cd /selenium-server*.jar

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   java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.25.0.jar

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

5. Getting-Started with Selenium RC Python Client

   1. Installing Selenium Python Client:

      Here Selenium Python Client

      How to Install Selenium Python Client on Linux Guides

   2. Start Browser by Selenium Python RC Client

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      python

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      >>>>from selenium import selenium

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

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      >>>>selenium.start()