Ubuntu

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. ...

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: ...

if you have been following recent news in the world of vdi and vmware, they recently annouced the release of a linux vmware view 5 client that supports pcoip and that it was available for ubuntu. i was able to find the i386 deb package and it installed without a problem on debian squeeze i386 but i couldn’t find an amd64 package anywhere. not wanting to wait until they eventually released one, i went ahead and repackaged the i386 deb for amd64. it works for both ubuntu and debian from my testing. ...

there have been a number of people who are trying to get minecraft working on ubuntu 10.10 and running into java related issues because they install openjdk or another open source java replacement. by default, the repository required to install the ‘sun-java6-jre’ package is disabled. this will walk you through how to enable it and install the latest JRE. sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list search for partner (ctrl + w, type in ‘partner’, hit enter) ...