Comments on: HOWTO: Installing Lotus Notes 7.0 on Ubuntu http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html Where he blogs about his eclipse musings Wed, 30 Nov 2011 05:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ketan http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-33 Ketan Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:18:24 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-33 Did you try installing gtk1.2 or higher ? See the step 2 in this blog-post. Are you using kubuntu, instead of ubuntu ? Did you try installing gtk1.2 or higher ? See the step 2 in this blog-post. Are you using kubuntu, instead of ubuntu ?

]]> By: Matthew http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 Matthew Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:46:54 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-32 This is my latest install log: (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Entering the startupArgs product bean (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Install file location : /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Id file : /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/rcpinstall.properties (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, vm /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/java (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, cp /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.connect_1.3.0.0900/connect.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.launcher_1.3.0.0900/launcher.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/eclipse/startup.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/properties:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/properties (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: vm=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/java (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: vmarg.com.ibm.rcp.jre.feature.xj9=-Xj9 (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: Xbootclasspath.append=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/rcpproxy.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/loggerboot.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.net.apache.httpclient_1.3.0.0900/commons-logging.jar (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Dosgi.parentClassloader=ext (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: Xbootclasspath.prepend=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.net.http_1.3.0.0900/httphandler.jar (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Dsun.net.spi,nameservice.provider.1=dns,sun (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: cp=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.connect_1.3.0.0900/connect.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.launcher_1.3.0.0900/launcher.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/eclipse/startup.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/properties:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/properties (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Djava.util.logging.config.class=com.ibm.rcp.core.logger.boot.LoggerConfig (Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: library.preload=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/libjsig.so This is my latest install log:

(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Entering the startupArgs product bean
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Install file location : /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Id file : /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/rcpinstall.properties
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, vm /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/java
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, cp /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.connect_1.3.0.0900/connect.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.launcher_1.3.0.0900/launcher.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/eclipse/startup.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/properties:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/properties
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: vm=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/java
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: vmarg.com.ibm.rcp.jre.feature.xj9=-Xj9
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: Xbootclasspath.append=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/rcpproxy.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/loggerboot.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.net.apache.httpclient_1.3.0.0900/commons-logging.jar
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Dosgi.parentClassloader=ext
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: Xbootclasspath.prepend=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.net.http_1.3.0.0900/httphandler.jar
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Dsun.net.spi,nameservice.provider.1=dns,sun
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: cp=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.connect_1.3.0.0900/connect.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/plugins/com.ibm.rcp.core.launcher_1.3.0.0900/launcher.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/eclipse/startup.jar:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/workplace/eclipse/features/com.ibm.workplace.platform.feature_2.6.0.0900/bootjars/properties:/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.platform.feature_1.3.0.0900/bootjars/properties
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: -Djava.util.logging.config.class=com.ibm.rcp.core.logger.boot.LoggerConfig
(Jul 30, 2007 10:46:04 AM), null, com.ibm.rcp.install.AddStartupArgs, err, Writing line: library.preload=/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client 3/rcp/eclipse/features/com.ibm.rcp.jre.linux.feature_1.3.0/jre/bin/libjsig.so

]]> By: Matthew http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-31 Matthew Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:43:08 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-31 Thanks for your response. This is my error when I try and run the script or the Icon: /opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client/rcp/richclient: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Thanks for your response. This is my error when I try and run the script or the Icon:

/opt/IBM/Workplace Managed Client/rcp/richclient: error while loading shared libraries: libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

]]> By: Ketan http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 Ketan Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:24:34 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-30 As Steve mentions in his <a href="#comment-1009" rel="nofollow">comment</a>, you can create a wrapper script to start up notes, and the desktop icon could point to this script. This is the general way to start up notes. As Steve mentions in his comment, you can create a wrapper script to start up notes, and the desktop icon could point to this script. This is the general way to start up notes.

]]> By: Matthew http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-29 Matthew Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:52:30 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-29 Never mind I guess I'll never get this working. Got the icon to appear but still will not run. If this application will not install on a strait Ubuntu install then no company will be able to deploy it. Unless the "Cost Savings" of linux can absorb 2 days per machine install Lotus Notes. Never mind I guess I’ll never get this working. Got the icon to appear but still will not run. If this application will not install on a strait Ubuntu install then no company will be able to deploy it. Unless the “Cost Savings” of linux can absorb 2 days per machine install Lotus Notes.

]]> By: Matthew http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-28 Matthew Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:28:34 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-28 The install goes fine until...The first part finishes and then I don't get the desktop icon to continue the install. The log says it could not copy the file...the file does not seem to have a backup location for Continue Setup.desktop. Any help would be appreciated. The install goes fine until…The first part finishes and then I don’t get the desktop icon to continue the install. The log says it could not copy the file…the file does not seem to have a backup location for Continue Setup.desktop. Any help would be appreciated.

]]> By: Steven Deobald http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-27 Steven Deobald Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:06:42 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-27 FIX FOR UBUNTU FEISTY (7.04): If you're uncomfortable with TTomasz's solution of deleting /usr/lib/mozilla on Feisty (7.04), you can just create '/etc/gre.d/gre.conf' with the following contents. Check Ketan's "Musings on Installing Lotus Notes" post for an explanation. [1.7.13] GRE_PATH=/usr/lib/firefox FIX FOR 2 BLANK PANES (TBackus): Create '/home/ketan/bin/notesstart' and paste in the following script. After that, 'chmod 755 /home/ketan/bin/notesstart' and you're good to go! #!/bin/sh NOTESBIN=/home/ketan/notes NOTESDATA=/home/ketan/notes/data NOTESDIR=/home/ketan/notes/data LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$NOTESBIN:$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin/classic:$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH PATH=$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin:$NOTESBIN:$PATH CLASSPATH=./:$NOTESBIN/:$CLASSPATH export NOTESBIN NOTESDATA NOTESDIR LD_LIBRARY_PATH PATH CLASSPATH /opt/IBM/Workplace\ Managed\ Client/rcp/richclient -personality com.ibm.workplace.noteswc.standalone.linux.personality FIX FOR UBUNTU FEISTY (7.04):

If you’re uncomfortable with TTomasz’s solution of deleting /usr/lib/mozilla on Feisty (7.04), you can just create ‘/etc/gre.d/gre.conf’ with the following contents. Check Ketan’s “Musings on Installing Lotus Notes” post for an explanation.

[1.7.13]
GRE_PATH=/usr/lib/firefox

FIX FOR 2 BLANK PANES (TBackus):

Create ‘/home/ketan/bin/notesstart’ and paste in the following script. After that, ‘chmod 755 /home/ketan/bin/notesstart’ and you’re good to go!

#!/bin/sh

NOTESBIN=/home/ketan/notes
NOTESDATA=/home/ketan/notes/data
NOTESDIR=/home/ketan/notes/data
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$NOTESBIN:$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin/classic:$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
PATH=$NOTESBIN/jvm/bin:$NOTESBIN:$PATH
CLASSPATH=./:$NOTESBIN/:$CLASSPATH
export NOTESBIN NOTESDATA NOTESDIR LD_LIBRARY_PATH PATH CLASSPATH

/opt/IBM/Workplace\ Managed\ Client/rcp/richclient -personality com.ibm.workplace.noteswc.standalone.linux.personality

]]> By: TBackus http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-26 TBackus Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:21:53 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-26 Ok, so anyone find a solution to the issue with 2 blank panes that open after it's installed and you go to run it the first time?? Ok, so anyone find a solution to the issue with 2 blank panes that open after it’s installed and you go to run it the first time??

]]> By: TTomasz http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-25 TTomasz Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:06:39 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-25 In my Ubuntu 7.04 I deleted /usr/lib/mozilla which contains only linked plugins directory from firefox. Than I type sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox /usr/lib/mozilla Next sudo ldd /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so | \ grep gtk>/tmp/iwcttmp.out After that all I started the installation. In my Ubuntu 7.04 I deleted /usr/lib/mozilla which contains only linked plugins directory from firefox.
Than I type sudo ln -s /usr/lib/firefox /usr/lib/mozilla
Next sudo ldd /usr/lib/mozilla/libgtkembedmoz.so | \
grep gtk>/tmp/iwcttmp.out
After that all I started the installation.

]]> By: Loïs http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html/comment-page-1#comment-24 Loïs Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:30:26 +0000 http://ketan.padegaonkar.name/2007/03/07/howto-installing-lotus-notes-70-on-ubuntu.html#comment-24 I have tried twice to install lotus notes 7 and followed your method step by step. Unfortunately, the "Could not validate mozilla version" message still hinder further progression. I use Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn which was released in April. Do you think that it could somewhat have an influence over the procedure. thank you for your answer, Loïs I have tried twice to install lotus notes 7 and followed your method step by step. Unfortunately, the “Could not validate mozilla version” message still hinder further progression. I use Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn which was released in April. Do you think that it could somewhat have an influence over the procedure.

thank you for your answer, Loïs

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