On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:26 PM, lucadx <luca.
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> challenge:
> install bigbluebutton 0.6.3 on a vps (provided by fivebean.com)
> difficulties:
> 1. openvz-based vps has not access to kernel headers or sources
> 2. specific version/sub-version kernel, available only as rpm from
> openvz.org website
> basic attempts (more than 10 times):
> 1. tried with quick procedure without success, with error message
> related to unmet dependencies in bbb-config package
> intermediate attempts (many tries):
> 2. manual installation procedure, with any kind of research about
> kernel header/source workaround
> 3. tried to get as many libraries as possible prior to start final
> setup step, withou success
> advanced attempts (3 times)
> 4. tried to migrate folder by folder and file by file
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> # GOTCHA! (last attempt, before to migrate to amazon ec2
> platform) #
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> #### (1) prepare a centos 5.4 (virtual) machine with SAME kernel of
> openvz VPS
> #### for us, "uname -r" command returned:
> 2.6.18-164.2.1.el5.028stab066.10
> #### (2) in centos machine home folder, as root user, download kernel
> sources rpm package
> mkdir tmp
> cd tmp
> wget
> http://download.openvz.org/kernel/branches/rhel5-2.6.18/028stab066.10...
> #### (3) extract kernel source files
> #### reference:
> http://hack2live.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-extract-files-in-rpm-on-...
> rpm2cpio ovzkernel-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5.028stab066.10.src.rpm | cpio -
> idvm
> #### (4) upload kernel source folder to destination home folder (for
> us: /home)
> #### (5) move kernel source folder to /usr/src and create symbolic
> link to it
> mv /home/ovzkernel-2.6.18 /usr/src
> cd /usr/src
> ln -s ovzkernel-2.6.18 linux
> #### (6) install bigbluebutton 0.6.2
> wget http://archive.bigbluebutton.org/bigbluebutton.asc
> apt-key <http://archive.bigbluebutton.org/bigbluebutton.asc%0Aapt-key> add
> bigbluebutton.asc
> echo "deb http://archive.bigbluebutton.org bigbluebutton main" > /etc/
> apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list
> apt-get update
> apt-get install bigbluebutton
> #### (7) configure application ip address, reboot vps, flush iptables
> if needed and finally test application
> #### note: bigbluebutton 0.6.2 is functioning, again with audio
> problems; server behaviour is slower than past
> #### (8) proceed to upgrade application to 0.6.3
> vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list
> #### (9) change "http://archive.bigbluebutton.org" to "http://
> archive.bigbluebutton.org/dev", save and close editor
> apt-get update
> apt-get install bigbluebutton
> #### (10) reboot vps and flush iptables if needed and test application
> #### note: application has not been upgraded to 0.6.3 version
> #### (11) proceed to manually change files, using another functioning
> installation
> rsync /var/www
> rsync /usr/share/red5/webapps
> rsync /usr/share/red5/
> rsync /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/bigbluebutton.war
> rsync /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/bigbluebutton
> #### (12) manually change IP address in configuration files:
> /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/bigbluebutton/demo/bbb_api.jsp
> /var/lib/tomcat6/webapps/bigbluebutton/WEB-INF/classes/
> bigbluebutton.properties
> /var/www/bigbluebutton/client/conf/config.xml
> #### (13) reboot vps, flush iptables if needed and test application
> #### (14) note: worked not at 100%; reinstalled grails (apt-get
> install groovy), restarted vps; better result; rstarted tomcat and
> red5 (/etc/init.d/tomcat6 restart and /etc/init.d/red5 restart); got
> red5 working; application working; test positive
> #### (15) install desktop sharing
> apt-get install bbb-apps-deskshare
> #### (16) reboot vps, flush iptables if needed and test application
> Finally, bigbluebutton 0.6.3 works fine on a fivebean.com VPS (vps
> turbo, ubuntu 9.04 32 bit)
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