How to Fix WebEx in Ubuntu (Hardy,Ibex)

Webex uses a Java client that will not work on a default installation of Ubuntu (Hardy or Ibix) the following steps will fix that. This works for viewing/listening to live and recorded presentations. I don't know if it will work for remote desktop sharing.

(works for 32bit, I'm told it doesn't in 64bit)

1. sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 sun-java6-plugin
2. Edit your ~/.profile and add these two lines:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.66
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
3. Restart X by logging off/on or ctrl+alt+backspace




Comments

  1. AnonymousTue Feb 03, 12:44:00 PM

    Thanks Anthony it worked for my hardy/wubi installation!

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  2. YellabellyThu Feb 26, 10:55:00 AM

    Thanks - Works great with Ubuntu 8.10, 32 bit version but unfortunately not with the 64 bit version.

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  3. AnonymousFri Mar 20, 08:27:00 AM

    Thank you for the superb tips :)

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  4. Greg HinsonTue Jul 28, 05:46:00 PM

    I got this to work for Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit, but not the 9.04 64 bit. As referenced above, 64 bit will fail.

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