sslexplorer on ubuntu 8.04 desktop – gui

sslexplorer (great ssl vpn for your home) has a new linux gui installer.  There were a few twitches on the install of my ubuntu 8.04 desktop box.

-  ubuntu 8.04 install

-  turn off all vistual effects from compiz (java5 installer can’t handle the “clearlooks”)

-  install the java5 jdk (sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk)

-  all patches (apt-get update/upgrade)

-  download and unpack zip file from http://sshtools.com/showSslExplorer.do to temp dir.

-  reboot

-  run setup file (sudo sh ./sslexplorer-linux.sh)

-  during install you will go to http://localhost:28080 to setup server, if you miss the window and it is down “/etc/init.d/sslexplorer start” will not work – just run the installer and pause on that section again.  Setup your cert and finish the installer.  Again, reboot and it is fine, the restart of service with init.d would not work at this stage for me.

~ by huntingpackets on May 30, 2008.