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= Set it up =
 
= Set it up =
 
The first start of WebEx fails but I find a folder .webex in my home folder and it shows which [[dependencies]] are not met:
 
The first start of WebEx fails but I find a folder .webex in my home folder and it shows which [[dependencies]] are not met:
<source>
 
 
  tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
 
  tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
 
         libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
 
         libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
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         libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => not found
 
         libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => not found
 
         [...]
 
         [...]
</source>
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Ok, so I [[install]] all missing [[packages]], in this example for SUSE:
 
Ok, so I [[install]] all missing [[packages]], in this example for SUSE:
<source>
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yast -i libgtk-2_0-0-32bit libpangox-1_0-0-32bit libXmu-devel-32bit libpng12-0-32bit libXv-devel-32bit
yast -i libgtk-2_0-0-32bit libpangox-1_0-0-32bit libXmu-devel-32bit libpng12-0-32bit libXv-devel-32bit
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</source>
 
 
With the exception of jawt that I cannot find:
 
With the exception of jawt that I cannot find:
<source>
 
 
  tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
 
  tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
 
         libjawt.so => not found
 
         libjawt.so => not found
 
         libjawt.so => not found
 
         libjawt.so => not found
</source>
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and it works :)
 
and it works :)
  
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* install java 1.6:
 
* install java 1.6:
 
  yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
 
  yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
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* downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:
 
* downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:
  
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<ul>
 
<ul>
 
<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
 
<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
  mkdir -p /''root''/.mozilla/plugins
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  mkdir -p /root/.mozilla/plugins
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<li>link the plugin from java to mozilla: </li>
 
<li>link the plugin from java to mozilla: </li>
 
</li>
 
</li>
  ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /''root''/.mozilla/plugins/
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  ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /root/.mozilla/plugins/
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</ul>
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
 
</ul>
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== Debian ==
 
== Debian ==
<source>
 
 
  ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
 
  ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
 
   /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
 
   /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
</source>
 
  
 
== generic ==
 
== generic ==

Latest revision as of 21:13, 14 January 2021

WebEx allows you to control a computer's desktop over the network, even using proxies through firewalls. There is a possibility to use a free trial: http://www.webex.com.

Set it up

The first start of WebEx fails but I find a folder .webex in my home folder and it shows which dependencies are not met:

tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
        libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
        libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
        libatk-1.0.so.0 => not found
        libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => not found
        [...]

Ok, so I install all missing packages, in this example for SUSE:

yast -i libgtk-2_0-0-32bit libpangox-1_0-0-32bit libXmu-devel-32bit libpng12-0-32bit libXv-devel-32bit

With the exception of jawt that I cannot find:

tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
        libjawt.so => not found
        libjawt.so => not found

and it works :)

old stuff

SLES 11 x64

I could use WebEx under SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 on 2010-12-14 with Firefox 3.6.12 and Java 1.6.0. Later on, after I applied the latest updates, I had to downgrade java to sr8. Here is all I did:

yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
  • downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:

Snapshot-java.png

  • install the java plugin
  • for every user (in this case root)
    • make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:
    • mkdir -p /root/.mozilla/plugins
    • link the plugin from java to mozilla:
    • ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /root/.mozilla/plugins/
  • restart your firefox twice
  • test if it works by surfing to about:plugins

SUSE Linux 11.4

You will have to uninstall icedtea-web and install Sun's Java plugin.

Debian

ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
 /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins

generic

  • find out what your jre directory is. In its lib/amd64 path you will find libnpjp2.so
  • find out what your mozilla plugin directory is
  • Link libnpjp2.so to from the one directory to the other
  • Verify this has worked by surfing to about:plugins

TroubleShooting

keyboard does not work

Symptom: Your keyboard does not work on the remote computer.

Solution: Click on Sharing -> Input Language -> Remote computer settings

Competitors

See also