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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.
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<metadesc>Yes it is possible to use WebEx with Linux including screen sharing and control passing. This guide will show you in 10 minutes how to do it. Tested with SUSE, Ubuntu, Fedora.</metadesc>
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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.  
  
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Here is a description how to set up Java for use with WebEx.
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= Set it up =
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The first start of WebEx fails but I find a folder .webex in my home folder and it shows which [[dependencies]] are not met:
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tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
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        libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
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        libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0 => not found
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        libatk-1.0.so.0 => not found
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        libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => not found
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        [...]
  
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Ok, so I [[install]] all missing [[packages]], in this example for SUSE:
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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
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With the exception of jawt that I cannot find:
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tweedleburg:~/.webex/1224 # ldd *.so | grep "not found"
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        libjawt.so => not found
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        libjawt.so => not found
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and it works :)
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= old stuff =
 
== SLES 11 x64 ==
 
== 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:  
 
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:  
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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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<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
 
<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
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  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>
 
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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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  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>
 
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   /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
 
   /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
  
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Connie:  Your absolutely right, that's Brad Dourif. He pyeald Gredma Wormtongue in The Two Towers, and Saavedro in Myst III.-Trekluver: It's good that it answered all your questions, that's what the books were released for.  I haven't read BotA, or BotT recently, but I remember that they were really great books. And that's coming from somebody who has had every author I ever start reading eventually ending up on a best authors list.  It was funny, I just picked these authors, loved them, and 5 of them end up on a best fantasy authors of all time list( don't remember by who).  Robert Jordan, Stephen Donaldson, Tolken, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and.. (hmm, I can't remeber the other name).If you like the kind of epic tales in the Myst books, or if you like Fantasy in general, Those authors are a MUST read.  Would also reccomend Jim Butcher, Brandon Sanderson, Orson Scott Card, and Simon Green.I read a lot of books (typically at least two a month) and I can tell you that these authors are extremely talented./end rant
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== generic ==
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* find out what your jre directory is. In its lib/amd64 path you will find libnpjp2.so
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* find out what your mozilla plugin directory is
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* Link libnpjp2.so to from the one directory to the other
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* Verify this has worked by surfing to about:plugins
  
 
= TroubleShooting =
 
= TroubleShooting =
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You know the whole thing about Avatar's story as being done before is altaucly kind of a lame criticism. Yeah, similar stories have been told, so it's not like it broke any story telling barriers but let's face it, there are literally, what, a dozen or so (18, if I remember correctly) different types of stories in the world (by this I mean; man versus God, man versus nature, man versus man, etc.) Despite this there are still thousands of stories are in existence. Take Romeo and Juliette- that story is everywhere but with different characters, slightly different plots and slightly different endings. Guy likes girl, guy loses girl then maybe happy ending or maybe sad ending; depending on the writer, culture, moral lesson to be learned, etc. A handful of stories turned into thousands- the point here folks, is that it's not the story itself but the journey the reader/ watcher/ listener sees/ hears/imagines. And no, I'm not saying you have to like Avatar, you can hate it or love it as much as you want but don't hate it or love it JUST because of the story is like any other thing out there. There are after all some stories that don't click well for some people and by the same token there are some stories that click well with others.
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== keyboard does not work ==
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'''Symptom:''' Your keyboard does not work on the remote computer.
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'''Solution:''' Click on Sharing -> Input Language -> Remote computer settings
  
 
= Competitors =
 
= Competitors =
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* http://www.mymeetingroom.com
 
* http://www.mymeetingroom.com
 
* http://www.gotomeeting.com
 
* http://www.gotomeeting.com
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* skype
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* lync
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* teams
  
 
= See also =
 
= See also =
 
* [[cool things]]
 
* [[cool things]]
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* http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2184620
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[[Category:Applications]]

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

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