How to configure webex on Ubuntu 16.04

firefox-ubuntu-webex.md

1. Download firefox from here. This version because after v52 Extended Support Release(ESR), firefox stopped supporting a cross platform protocol
2. Extract firefox into ~/dev/utils/firefox-esr52-java-webex
3. Download 32 bit JRE tar.gz from here
4. Extract jre into ~/dev/utils/jre8
5. Create folder named ~/.mozilla/plugins
6. Create shortcut ln -s ~/dev/utils/jre1.8.0_191/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so ~/.mozilla/plugins/
7. Install dependencies (32 bit version of libraries to make audio & others work)

sudo apt-get install libasound2:i386 libasyncns0:i386 libatk-wrapper-java-jni:i386 libflac8:i386 libgail-common:i386 libgail18:i386 libgif7:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libglapi-mesa:i386 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libnspr4:i386 libnss3:i386 libogg0:i386 libpcsclite1:i386 libpulse0:i386 libsndfile1:i386 libvorbis0a:i386 libvorbisenc2:i386 libwrap0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxtst6:i386 libxxf86vm1:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 librsvg2-common:i386 gvfs:i386 libxmu6:i386 libpangoxft-1.0-0:i386 libxft2:i386 libxv1:i386

8. Goto ~/dev/utils/firefox-esr52-java-webex & launch ./firefox
9. Disable auto update from Preferences -> Advanced -> Firefox Updates & select Never * option
10. Goto webex test meeting link here
11. Fill details & start meeting. Save the jnlp file which you receive from the prompt
12. Now Goto Preferences -> Settings -> Applications & Select Action column under Java WebStart Application & select use other & select ~/dev/utils/jre8/bin/javaws
13. Try starting the meeting again, this time webex java client should launch automtically

Sources:

• https://e-orz.github.io/linux/2018/03/15/webex-on-linux.html
• https://java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml