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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> | |
| + | 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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| + | = 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: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[open a console]] | ||
| + | * install java 1.6: | ||
| + | yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm | ||
| + | |||
| + | * downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below: | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[File:Snapshot-java.png|250px]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | * install the java plugin | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li> for every user (in this case ''root'') | ||
| + | <ul> | ||
| + | <li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li> | ||
| + | mkdir -p /root/.mozilla/plugins | ||
| + | |||
| + | <li>link the plugin from java to mozilla: </li> | ||
| + | </li> | ||
| + | ln -s /usr/lib64/jvm/java-1_6_0-ibm-1.6.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /root/.mozilla/plugins/ | ||
| + | |||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | </ul> | ||
| + | * 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 = | ||
| + | * http://www.teamviewer.com | ||
| + | * http://www.mymeetingroom.com | ||
| + | * http://www.gotomeeting.com | ||
| + | * skype | ||
| + | * lync | ||
| + | * teams | ||
| + | |||
| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [[cool things]] | ||
| + | * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2184620 | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[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.
Contents
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:
- open a console
- install java 1.6:
yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
- downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:
- 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
