Installing Groupwise 8

Applicable to Fedora Versions

• Fedora 12 x86
• Fedora 13 x86_64
• Fedora 14 x86_64
• Fedora 15 x86_64
• Fedora 16 x86_64
• Fedora 17 x86_64
• Fedora 18 X86_64

Doing the work

Installing the client and testing it.

Fedora 18 x86_64

1. You want to make sure you update your system first. OR, update gtk2 so that you can install the 32bit version of this package without getting multilib errors.
2. Groupwise is a 32-bit app, we need some 32bit packages to make it work. Become root:

su --login root

3. Install the following packages:

yum install gtk2.i686 compat-libstdc++-33.i686 \
libSM.i686 libXt.i686 libXtst.i686 pangox-compat.i686

4. Download the Groupwise 8 linux client from Novell's website. They provided a tar.gz file

tar zxvf (name of the downloaded file)

5. A folder will be extracted that contains 3 files - 2 rpm's and a text file. We just need the client rpm.
6. There is a bug in the rpm package. They include /usr/bin in the %files section, so we need to use --force when installing this rpm. As root, install the client rpm:

rpm -ivh --nodeps --force novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm

7. Selinux is ok, so nothing else needs to be done for groupwise to run.
8. Launch groupwise.

I've tried groupwise in an f18 vm, and it just won't work. groupwise throws java runtime exceptions about cannot load system cursor CopyDrop.32x32. It only does this in a virtual machine.

http://forums.novell.com/novell-product-discussions/collaboration/groupwise/groupwise-8x/gw8-clients/463537-groupwise-8-crashing-linux-opensuse.html

Fedora 17 x86_64

1. Groupwise is a 32-bit app, we need some 32bit packages to make it work. Become root:

su --login root

2. Install the following packages:

yum install gtk2.i686 compat-libstdc++-33.i686 \
libSM.i686 libXt.i686 libXtst.i686

3. Download the Groupwise 8 linux client from Novell's website. They provided a tar.gz file

tar zxvf (name of the downloaded file)

4. A folder will be extracted that contains 3 files - 2 rpm's and a text file. We just need the client rpm. As root, install the client rpm:

rpm -ivh --nodeps novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm

5. Launch groupwise

Fedora 16 x86_64

1. Groupwise is a 32-bit app, we need some 32bit packages to make it work. Become root:

su --login root

2. Install the following packages:

yum install gtk2-2.24.8-3.fc16.i686 compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-68.1.i686 \
libSM-1.2.0-2.fc15.i686 libXt-1.1.1-1.fc16.i686 libXtst-1.2.0-2.fc15.i686

3. Download the Groupwise 8 linux client from Novell's website. They provided a tar.gz file

tar zxvf (name of the downloaded file)

4. A folder will be extracted that contains 3 files - 2 rpm's and a text file. We just need the client rpm. As root, install the client rpm:

rpm -ivh --nodeps novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm

5. Launch groupwise

1. Groupwise is a 32-bit application.  Need to install some 32bit packages.  Become root with the following command

su --login root

2. Install the compat-libstdc++-33.i686

yum install compat-libstdc++-33.i686 -y

3. Novell provides a compressed file for the groupwise client. Download and unpack it.
4. change to the directory where you unpacked the client and then execute:

rpm -ivh --nodeps novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-92614.i586.rpm

5. Installation is now complete.

1. Groupwise is a 32bit application, you'll need to install a bunch of 32 bit libraries.  So, become root

su -- login root

2. Install the following packages

yum install compat-libstdc++-33.i686 freetype.i686 glibc.i686 gtk2.i686 libX11.i686 libXext.i686 libXi.i686 libXt.i686 libXtst.i686 libgcc.i686 libstdc++.i686 audit-libs.i686 avahi-libs.i686 expat.i686 gamin.i686 gnutls.i686 jasper-libs.i686 krb5-libs.i686 libXau.i686 libXft.i686 pixman.i686 dbus-libs.i686 keyutils-libs.i686 libtasn1.i686

3. unzip groupwise

unzip GW802LinuxClient.zip

4. Install groupwise with the --nodeps option

rpm -ivh --nodeps novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-90388.i586.rpm

5. change the selinux context of the groupwise-bin file

chcon -t execmem_exec_t '/opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise-bin'

6. Launch groupwise and it should work properly
   

Fedora 13 x86_64

1. Since groupwise is a 32bit application, you'll need to install few 32 bit libraries.  So, become root:

su --login root

2. You'll need the following 32 bit packages: 
   

yum install gtk2-2.20.1-1.fc13.i686 libXtst-1.0.99.2-3.fc12.i686

3. Continue with the installation here

Fedora 12 x86 +

1. If you don't have the compat-libstdc++-33 and the lesstif packages installed, login as root:

su --login root

2. Install the following packages

yum install compat-libstdc++-33 lesstif

3. Continue with the install here

Continue the installation:

1. Download the Groupwise 8 linux client from Novell's website. They provided a tar.gz file

tar zxvf

2. A folder will be extracted that contains 3 files - 2 rpm's and a text file. We just need the client rpm. As root, install the client rpm:

rpm -ivh --nodeps novell-groupwise-client-8.0.2-96933.i586.rpm

3. Selinux is  going to deny the running of Groupwise the first time.  To correct this, issue this command:

chcon -t textrel_shlib_t '/opt/novell/groupwise/client/java/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so'

4. Launch groupwise and try to read a message.  Groupwise will probably crash.  Make one more change to selinux by issuing this command:
   

chcon -t textrel_shlib_t '/home/<your username>/.novell/groupwise/.webrendererswing/linux/libwebrenderer.so'

5. Groupwise should now launch and close properly.   
   

Disclaimer

We test this stuff on our own machines, really we do. But you may run into problems, if you do, come to #fedora on irc.freenode.net