successfully installed BBB 0.6.3 in openvz vps (complete procedure)
lucadx
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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#### (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/ovzkernel-2.6.18-164.2.1.el5.028stab066.10.src.rpm
#### (3) extract kernel source files
#### reference: http://hack2live.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-extract-files-in-rpm-on-linux.html
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 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)
Denis Zgonjanin
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