CHAPTER 6: PIDGIN
There is no Lync for Linux, but Pidgin supports SIPE (voice and video require system packages update): as super-user, ‘yum install pidgin‘. However, the one that comes with CentOS is quite old and certain components need updating:
A. Update GLib (to min 2.28). Because of Skype,, we need to also build & update the i686 version (GLib is installed as protected in RPM database). Therefore, we’ll use mock for the build. Continue reading
CHAPTER 3: JAVA
Do not install IcedTea. Many Java-based stuff we’ll use is incompatible with it (either at compile or at run time).
Get Java 6 from Oracle’s web site (not Java 7!). You’d better get the whole SDK, if you plan to do at least some java coding. Do not get Java 7 – again, many stuff we use will not run on it.
If you install Java 6 from RPM (the .rpm.bin file) it will be installed in /usr/java and will be integrated with your system paths (via /etc/alternatives) Continue reading
PREFACE
Recently I found myself working for a company which internal network is entirely MS Windows-based. Ironically, the company manufactures software which runs only on UNIX (Linux + a bunch of commercial ones like HP-UX, AIX or Solaris). Since my work required everyday low-level interaction not only with this software, but also with other enterprise stuff like Oracle database, I decided that running a VM with Linux was way too crippled. I needed real Linux on real hardware to be productive. This series of articles is a summary of my efforts to see the Windows ™ logo on my desktop as rarely as possible. Continue reading
