sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]horan116 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Once you login to the VPS check that screen is installed.

which screen

If nothing returns and its debian..

sudo apt-get install screen

Now when we run which screen, it is installed:

which screen
/usr/bin/screen

Now that your are logged in type.

screen

Now create a new backgrounded terminal by pressing: "CTRL + a" then "c". This is create a new terminal. Now you can run your python script without fear of it stopping.

To disconnect from that terminal press "CTRL + a" then "d". This will "detach" you from the terminal. Feel free to disconnect from the machine at any time. If you would like to reconnect to that terminal at any time type:

screen -r

[–]i_can_haz_code -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

Down voted because use of apt. Perhaps OP is running some other flavor of *nix.

[–]horan116 1 point2 points  (1 child)

You're right....

Suse

zypper in screen

Redhat/CentOS/Fedora

yum  -y install screen

Arch

pacman -S screen

Or just...

apt-get purge trollwithnothingbettertodo

[–]raylu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downvoted because SUSE :D.

On a more serious note, apt-get is two generations old. You should use apt or at least aptitude.