Debian

In a previous post, I wrote about how to configure vmware-view-client 1.7 and 2.0 on Ubuntu 13.04. I went ahead and verified that vmware-view-client works just fine on Ubuntu 13.04 and 13.10 using the same steps as described in the original post. I’ve updated the steps there to also include version 2.1 which is now available. There is not anything different that has to be done to install 2.1 vs 2.0 but I figured I would mention that since it is available and does seem to work just fine. ...

It has been a while since I have released an updated version of Overclockix. I was considering releasing a new version in the near future but since Debian has scheduled the next point release (7.2) for October 12th, I might as well go ahead and wait until then to release a new version. There are a few bug fixes and tweaks that are going into this next version that I think will be great to have in place. So in order to give me a few days to get a new release ready, I just remembered that I won’t be around on the 14th so I’m planning on releasing version .018 on Saturday, October 12th. ...

Recently, I came across the need to be able to store a KeePass database where it could be accessed from multiple locations, including one in specific that was locked down quite securely with the exception of HTTP/HTTPS. In a previous method, I simply used a cloud storage solution (in this case, Dropbox) to synchronize the database between systems. I came to the realization that this would potentially leave a copy of the KeePass database anywhere the Dropbox account was synchronized. While I wouldn’t be all that worried since KeePass requires a password, it certainly didn’t give me any comfort. ...

Note: I did not create the solution to this issue. I originally found it over at the crunchbang forums so credit goes to them for finding/creating this work around. One thing that I noticed when I upgraded my Debian servers from squeeze to wheezy was that a number of them were reporting the root filesystem in the output of df as the by-uuid symlink (found in /dev/disk/by-uuid) instead of the actual device name. While there isn’t a problem with this in terms of functionality, it was certainly not ideal as it makes the table formatting quite odd when there is a single line much longer than the rest: ...

Note: You can follow the same instructions for the Oracle Java 7 JRE. If you do, ignore the steps for javac. Previously, I have relied on following instructions from Alexander Holbreich’s blog on how to install the latest Oracle Java JDK on Debian Wheezy (amd64). There are a few steps that are a little outdated but overall, it works well. Since I find myself updating Java fairly often as newer versions are released, I figured that it would be worthwhile to write down the updated steps: ...

Recently, Remi commented about how to get vmware-view-client working on Ubuntu 13.04, asking if I had a repackaged version for amd64. Ubuntu can take advantage of multiarch which makes the install very similar to how it is done on Debian wheezy amd64. Of course when I went to install it, I immediately ran into a few problems. Luckily there is a solution. Here are all of the steps that I took to get it installed and working: ...

So since wheezy has finally been released as the new ‘stable’ version of Debian, I went ahead and revisited vmware-view-client on wheezy. I ran into a number of problems Basically, the solution is to use multi-arch and libssl0.9.8 from Ubuntu (i386). You will want the i386 packages even if you are using the amd64 build of Debian wheezy. Please note that if you have anything that relies on the Debian squeeze version of libssl0.9.8, installing the Ubuntu version of libssl0.9.8 as seen below will break those packages and apt will want to remove them! If you get an error in apt asking to remove a number of packages or needing to run apt-get install -f to fix broken dependencies, this is the case. Removing the Ubuntu version of libssl0.9.8 and reinstalling libssl0.9.8 from squeeze will resolve that. ...

it looks like vmware-view-client has a new version available (version 1.6.0). i went forward with creating these but i haven’t had any time to test a whole lot (i’ve only tested with debian squeeze) so if anyone wants to try them out and report back to me, that would be greatly appreciated. vmware-view-client 1.6.0 - debian squeeze, ubuntu 10.04 and mint 9 i386 | amd64 vmware-view-client 1.6.0 - debian sid, ubuntu 12.10 and mint 14 i386 | amd64 ...

a coworker informed me of a new version of the vmware-view-client that was released (version 1.5.0). i went ahead and created a new amd64 deb file and it looks like this time, there are not any dependency issues! download away and let me know if you run into any issues. i have tested on debian 6 (squeeze; amd64) and ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric ocelot; amd64). vmware-view-client 1.5.0 i386 | amd64 as always, i will try to answer any comments as soon as i can. ...

an added dependency for the vmware-view-client package is preventing installation on debian squeeze (stable) for the latest vmware-view-client 1.4.0 pacakge. trying to install that single dependency results in a majority of the gui being upgraded as well and there isn’t a backports package available for it. i’m still working to see if i can get it working but for now (see the edit below), the packages are available for ubuntu and debian wheezy on i386 and amd64. They have been added to the previous post if you would like to give them a try: ...