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Whiptail or dialog don't working by ssh

I have Ubuntu 12.04 Server at virtual machine and installed OpenSSH server on it. I have simple script with whiptail

#!/bin/sh
whiptail --title "Example dialog" --infobox "TTTTTT" 8 78

On server this script is working and i seen the infobox. But in SSH session i have no output.

user@ubuntu:~$ ./script
user@ubuntu:~$ ./script
user@ubuntu:~$

Bash script using dialog doesn't working on server.

How i can create visual menu script working in SSH session?

Solution

  • whiptail seems to be buggy displaying infoboxes on certain terminals (see How to display infobox in whiptail?). Maybe you can try a --msgbox instead to verify your script works

    whiptail --title "I am the title" --msgbox "Hi there" 8 45