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So is your desktop a Mac, too, or are you just akntilg Firefox generalities?  I'm guessing the former, but it could be the latter since Firefox doesn't seem to have changed much in the leak regard since I used it on Linux a year or year and a half ago (and I thought the 2.x to 3.x upgrade might fix some of the leakage, but doesn't appear to).
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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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= 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 =
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== SLES 11 x64 ==
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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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* [[open a console]]
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* install java 1.6:
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yast -i java-1_6_0-ibm
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* downgrade java to sr8 as to be seen in the screenshot below:
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[[File:Snapshot-java.png|250px]]
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* install the java plugin
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<ul>
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<li> for every user (in this case ''root'')
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<ul>
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<li> make sure the Mozilla plugin directory exists:</li>
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mkdir -p /root/.mozilla/plugins
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<li>link the plugin from java to mozilla: </li>
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</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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</ul>
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</ul>
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* restart your firefox twice
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* test if it works by surfing to about:plugins
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== SUSE Linux 11.4 ==
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You will have to uninstall icedtea-web and install Sun's Java plugin.
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== Debian ==
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ln -s /opt/j2sdk1.4.2_04/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so
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  /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
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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
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= TroubleShooting =
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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
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= Competitors =
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* http://www.teamviewer.com
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* http://www.mymeetingroom.com
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* http://www.gotomeeting.com
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* skype
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* lync
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* teams
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= See also =
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* [[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