Novell Groupwise 8 Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot or 12.04 Precise Pangolin 64-Bit

Update: Add Ubuntu 12.04 supportAktualisierung: Ubuntu 12.04 Unterstützung hinzugefügt.

Installing Novell Groupwise 8 on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot or 12.04 Precise Pangolin 64-Bit.Installation von Novell Groupwise 8 unter Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot oder 12.04 Precise Pangolin 64-Bit.

DownloadsDateien herrunterladen

Download the Groupwise 8 Linux Client Tarball from Novell:Groupwise 8 Linux Client Tarball von Novell herrunterladen: http://gwclient.provo.novell.com | alternative

Download Java JRE (jre-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz) from Oracle:Java JRE (jre-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz) von Oracle herrunterladen: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Install Alien and required packetsAlien und benötigte Pakete installieren

aptitude install alien ia32-libs libstdc++5 libgnome2-0

Extract JREJRE entpacken

cd Downloads
tar vfx jre-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz

Extract GroupwiseGroupwise entpacken

tar vfx gw802_hp3_client_linux_multi.tar.gz
cd gw8.0.2-96933_client_linux_multi/

Extract the RPM-PacketRPM-Paket entpacken

alien --generate --scripts novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm

Change architectureArchitektur ändern

cd novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2
vi debian/control

ReplaceErsetze

Architecture: i386

withdurch

Architecture: amd64

Replace JAVAJAVA ersetzen

rm opt/novell/groupwise/client/java -R
mv ../../jre1.7.0_03 opt/novell/groupwise/client/java

Create PacketPaket erzeugen

Just type:Einfach folgendes in dein Terminal eingeben:

debian/rules binary

in your terminal to create the new DEP-Packet.um ein neues Debian Packet zu erzeugen.

Note: You can ignore the warnings during this process.Bemerkung: Man kann die Warnungen beim erstellen des Paketes ignorieren.

InstallInstallation

dpkg -i ../novell-groupwise-client_8.0.2-96934_amd64.deb

Schlagwörter: Groupwise, Novell, ubuntu

This Post Has 23 Comments

David
8 Mrz 2012 Antworten

Thanks. I tested this on Ubuntu 12.04 and you have to install following package to make it work: libxtst6:i386, either in terminal or the software center.

Works perfect afterwards
1. sebastian
  9 Mrz 2012 Antworten
  
  Thanks 🙂
  Very useful for my own upgrade to 12.04
  
  Update:
  
  I don’t have to install libxtst6:i386, because it was already installed on my Ubuntu 12.04 system.
  (Tested on a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04)
  1. David
    4 Apr 2012 Antworten
    
    Hi Sebastien,
    
    thanks again for this tutorial. As previously mentioned I installed groupwise with your description on 12.04. There is one problem: When I click on a link in an e-mail, I get this error:
    Cannot run program ‚gnome-open‘: error=2, Datei oder Verzeichnis nicht gefunden
    Do you have any idea how to solve that problem?
    1. sebastian
      5 Apr 2012 Antworten
      
      Hi David,
      
      you don’t have „gnome-open“ installed. It is in the package „libgnome2-0“ install it with:
      
      aptitude install libgnome2-0
      
      now it should work.
      
      Greetings
      
      Sebastian
      1. David
        5 Apr 2012
        
        Yes it works now. Thank you.
N.C. Weber
28 Mrz 2012 Antworten

When I use Alien to convert the RPM files, it throws a lot of DB5 errors. The resulting DEB files go through the motions of installations, but nothing actually installs. Do I have to uninstall the old GroupWise to install this new one?
1. sebastian
  2 Apr 2012 Antworten
  
  Hi,
  
  i installed it on a plain system. There was no Groupwise installed before.
sebus
8 Jun 2012 Antworten

It does work fine on Mint 13 Cinnamon x64
The install of the .deb throws few errors like:

Error: Could not open input file: /opt/novell/groupwise/client/java/lib/rt.pack

but the actual .jar files are there (so it looks cosmetic only)
1. marsu
  29 Sep 2012 Antworten
  
  I just installed it on Mint 13 CInnamon x64 as well with no problems, beside the same errors when installing the .deb
  
  Everything works well with the client, except that the calendar is stuck loading and never actually loads…
  
  Am I missing something?
  1. ludolph
    30 Sep 2012 Antworten
    
    No … you do not miss anything. The refresh key F5 does not work, too.
    
    Is there anybody who is able to help????
    1. marsu
      5 Okt 2012 Antworten
      
      Here is a working solution for me for Mint Linux 13 Cinnamon x64. I use BOTH .rpm and I DON’T replace Java. Calendar and F5 then both work.
      
      1. Install Alien and required packages
      sudo aptitude install alien ia32-libs libstdc++5 libgnome2-0
      
      2. Extract GroupWise
      tar -zxvf gw802_hp3_client_linux_en.tar.gz
      cd gw8.0.2-96933_client_linux_en/
      
      3. Extract both .rpm
      sudo alien –generate –scripts novell-groupwise-gwcheck-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm
      sudo alien –generate –scripts novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm
      
      4. Change architecture and create both .deb
      cd novell-groupwise-gwcheck-8.0.2
      sudo gedit debian/control
      replace i386 with amd64
      save and close
      sudo debian/rules binary
      – same procedure for the client rpm –
      
      5. Install
      sudo dpkg -i novell-groupwise-gwcheck_8.0.2-96934_amd64.deb
      sudo dpkg -i novell-groupwise-client_8.0.2-96934_amd64.deb
      
      Done!
Ludolph
11 Jun 2012 Antworten

On Kubuntu 12.04 the *.deb file is not created by command:
debian/rules binary

and after copy of debian directory to the /opt Grpupwise works but without:
– calendar support
– F5 Refresh key does not work
– … etc.

is there anything what should be done at Kubuntu (KDE flavor of Ubuntu)?
1. Ludolph
  11 Jun 2012 Antworten
  
  same problems on Ubuntu 12.04!!!
Ludolph
11 Jun 2012 Antworten

same problems on Ubuntu 12.04, too!!!
1. deb
  10 Jul 2012 Antworten
  
  Tried to install on i386 machine with ubuntu 12.04, following exactly all recommendattions (except the amd64 replacement)
  
  it launchs, asks for a password, a small icon appears, and then nothing,
  a window is opened, but remains desperately white
  
  is the installation different on a i386 machine ?
  1. Don Vosburg
    14 Jul 2012 Antworten
    
    This is because you used java 1.7 – the client needs 1.6 to work properly.
    
    Replace the java/ dir in /opt/novell/groupwise/client with the 32-bit java from here:
    
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre6-downloads-1637595.html
Ludolph
1 Okt 2012 Antworten

Important notes to everyone:

The current version of Groupwise 8 client is ONLY fully compatible with java 1.6, NOT with java 1.7 as is mentioned in this tutorial.

Download JRE 1.6 link: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre6u35-downloads-1836473.html

Please change the jre-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz by jre-6u35-linux-i586.bin + following commands:

Extract JRE:

cd Downloads
chmod +x jre-6u35-linux-i586.bin
./ jre-6u35-linux-i586.bin

Replace JAVA:

rm opt/novell/groupwise/client/java -R
mv ../../jre1.6.0_35 opt/novell/groupwise/client/java
Wade MacDonald
23 Jan 2015 Antworten

wow to find the client is crazy!!
other locations:
http://www.memphisemail.com/gwsoftware/gwim/
Wade MacDonald
12 Mai 2015 Antworten

having big issues with Ubuntu 15.04 🙁
1. sebastian
  28 Mai 2015 Antworten
  Hi,
  
  i replaced JRE with latest version jre-8u45-linux-i586.tar.gz
  
  ia32-libs are no longer available you replace this
  
  aptitude install alien ia32-libs libstdc++5 libgnome2-0
  
  with:
  
  Ubuntu 14.10:
  
  apt-get install libgnome2-0 openjdk-7-jre:i386 libstdc++6:i386
  
  Ubuntu 15.04:
  
  apt-get install libgnome2-0 openjdk-8-jre:i386 libstdc++6:i386
Wade MacDonald
12 Jul 2016 Antworten

groupwise
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xee7e63ff, pid=10224, tid=4000348992
#
# JRE version: 6.0_35-b10
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (20.10-b01 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [libwebrenderer.so+0xde3ff] WRSwingBrowser::WRInit()+0x13f
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/wzmacdonald/hs_err_pid10224.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#
/usr/bin/groupwise: line 31: 10224 Aborted (core dumped) /opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise-bin „$@“
1. Gerald
  31 Jan 2018 Antworten
  
  I am having the same problem on ubuntu 16.04. Did anyone manage to solve this problem?
Peter C
4 Sep 2018 Antworten

I am having the below problem while run on Linux mint v19 64bit version + below version of groupwise client

novell-groupwise-client_8.0.2-90841_amd64.deb
novell-groupwise-client_8.0.2-96934_amd64.deb
novell-groupwise-gwcheck_8.0.2-90841_amd64.deb
novell-groupwise-gwcheck_8.0.2-96934_amd64.deb

#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
# SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0xee6e93ff, pid=2750, tid=3999312704
#
# JRE version: 6.0_20-b02
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (16.3-b01 mixed mode, sharing linux-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# C [libwebrenderer.so+0xde3ff] _ZN14WRSwingBrowser6WRInitEv+0x13f
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# /home/joshua/hs_err_pid2750.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
# http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
# The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code.
# See problematic frame for where to report the bug.
#

/usr/bin/groupwise: line 31: 2750 Aborted (core dumped) /opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise-bin „$@“

Did anyone manage to solve this problem ? It seems like java problem to me..