View source for Installing Zimbra 5.0 on Debian 4.0 Etch AMD64

[[Category:Installation]] [[Category:Debian]] [[Category:Ubuntu]] [[Category:x86_64]]

Zimbra Open Source Edition 5.0 for Debian 4.0 is x86 (32bit) only. You can compile it from source or install 32bit version on 64bit system (Debian 4.0 AMD64).

== Installation 32bit libraries and ActivePerl ==

You need some 32libs, as is writen in [http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/531 Using proprietary i386 apps on an amd64 system] and [http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/534 Running 32-bit Applications on 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux]. For Zimbra you need ActivePerl too.
Download:
* [http://downloads.activestate.com/ActivePerl/Linux/5.8/ ActivePerl 5.8] -- ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8 x86 version only! other doesn't work (NOT x64 or 5.10.x version).
* [http://www.zimbra.com/community/downloads.html Zimbra 5.0 Debian 4 x86]
* [http://varlogmessages.vroomvroom.org/download/zimbra-32bit-libs.tar.gz Unofficial Zimbra 5.0 32bit libs package] or download all libraries in this archive from [http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages Debian package search]
Do all as root
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sudo su
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Install '''ia32-libs''' and some 64bit packages
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apt-get install ia32-libs libidn11 curl fetchmail libpcre3 libgmp3c2 libexpat1 libxml2 libstdc++6 libstdc++5 lib32ncurses5
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Unpack libs to '''/emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/'''
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tar xzf zimbra-32bit-libs.tar.gz
mv lib32/* /emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib
ldconfig  # bind library changes
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or download packages from ''Debian package search'' and unpack to '''/emul/ia32-linux'''. For example:
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wget http://security.debian.org/debian-security/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb
dpkg -X libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb /emul/ia32-linux
ldconfig  # bind library changes
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Install ''ActivePerl''
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dpkg --force-architecture -i ActivePerl-5.8.8*.deb
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Backup original Debian perl and use ActivePerl
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mv /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl.prezimbra
ln -s /opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl /usr/bin/perl
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Your '''sh''' need be bash not dash etc.
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ls -l /bin/sh
if: /bin/sh -> bash then ok, otherwise
rm /bin/sh
ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh
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== Install Zimbra ==
Install Zimbra 5.0 for Debian x86. You can use this [http://howtoforge.com/zimbra-collaboration-suite-5.0-on-debian-etch Zimbra 5.0 Debian installation how to], but replace step "6 Get Zimbra" by:
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tar xf zcs-5.0.2_GA_1975.UBUNTU6.20080130235804.tgz # extract tar package
cd zcs-5.0.2_GA_1975.UBUNTU6.20080130235804 # change directory
export LANG='C' # modify 32bit installation scripts
perl -pi -e 's/dpkg -i/dpkg --force-architecture -i/' util/utilfunc.sh #modify 
perl -pi -e 's/5.8.7/5.8.8/' util/utilfunc.sh
perl -pi -e 's/libperl/libperl5.8/' util/utilfunc.sh
sh install.sh # start installation script
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Run through installer as normal. When finished, it starts zimbra, initialises documents, restarts tomcat then says 'Configuration complete - press return to exit'. Press return to get back to root prompt.
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# Stop zimbra
/etc/init.d/zimbra stop
# make sure everything has stopped
ps -ef | grep zimbra | grep -v grep
# if anything still running, kill it
kill (pid)
# if it won't die
kill -9 (pid)
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Destructive modify Zimbra scripts
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perl -pi -e 's#/usr/bin/perl#/opt/ActivePerl-5.8/bin/perl#' `find /opt/zimbra -type f -exec grep -l '/usr/bin/perl' {} \;`
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Rollback Debian perl changes
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rm /usr/bin/perl
ln -s /usr/bin/perl.prezimbra /usr/bin/perl
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Make sure everything running ok
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/etc/init.d/zimbra start
su - zimbra
zmcontrol status
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When something write, that '''"/opt/zimbra/something: error while loading shared libraries: some_library.so.x: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"''', You need unpack 32bit version of this library to '''/emul/ia32-linux'''.
== References ==
* original [http://www.zimbra.com/forums/installation/10306-howto-ubuntu-64bit-install.html Howto Ubuntu 64bit install], thanks for [http://www.zimbra.com/forums/members/dijichi2.html dijichi2]
* [http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/531 Using proprietary i386 apps on an amd64 system] and [http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/534 Running 32-bit Applications on 64-bit Debian GNU/Linux]

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