Article - CS59087
How to start Windchill PDMLink with/without using xterm in Linux/Unix operating system
Modified: 08-May-2026
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.1
- Linux/Unix
Description
- How to start Windchill PDMLink as background processes that do not require separate windows
- How to start Windchill PDMLink without using xterm on non-Windows operating systems
- PTC Solution Installer (PSI) fails with error: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "xterm": error=2, No such file or directory
- How to run Windchill in headless mode
- How to start Windchill without popup console/CMD windows
- How to configure Windchill in non-GUI mode on Linux/Unix OSes
- Unable to start Windchill from Putty without GUI
- Windchill Server Manager, Method Server could not start and there is not any logs file generated
- Does the Xterm need to be mandatorily disabled while installing or starting Windchill on Linux/ Unix servers?
- Fatal loader error: wt.method.FatalMethodServerError: wt.method.FatalMethodServerError: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "xterm": error=2, No such file or directory
- Fatal loader error: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "xterm": error=2, No such file or directory
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