How to install Zimbra Desktop on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)

April 4, 2011 · General ·

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Install Zimbra Desktop on Ubuntu

1.First you need to download Linux package from here www.zimbra.com/products/desktop.html

2. Extract the content of the package (*.tar.gz) on your Home, Desktop...right click > Extract here

3. Open a terminal and go where you extract zimbra...for example:

$ cd home//Desktop/zdesktop_2_0_1_b10659_linux_i686/

4. from that path run:

$ sudo ./install.pl

5. It will guide you to the Setup Zimbra Desktop > press (A) to accept terms and conditions

6. If you would, accept the default directori where it install

/opt/zimbra/zdesktop

7. Would you like to continue to install files for user: Root? > Here you may want to answer NO...otherwise you always have to log in Zimbra Desktop as superuser.

8. To install data files run this command (always on the same path: ~//Desktop/zdesktop_2_0_1_b10659_linux_i686/):

$ /opt/zimbra/zdesktop//linux/user-install.pl

9. Now you'll be asked about where to install files, for example:

Home//.zdesktop

(if you put a dot in front zdesktop, it'll be hidden (ctrl+h) inside your home folder...)

10. And then you'll be asked about the path where to locate the icon where you'll launch Zimbra, for example:

/home//Desktop

11. Press enter and configure your accounts. It is a really usefull, and complete aplication. You have tabs to manage facebook,twitter accounts, calendar, tags...

Via Ubuntu forums (Credit goes to the author)

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4 Comments to “How to install Zimbra Desktop on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)”

  1. Heinz says:
    April 4, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    Unfortunately no support for 64 bit systems.

  2. Drix says:
    April 6, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    Humm… I have just finish installing it on a 64 bit system… and it works

  3. Shantanu says:
    March 12, 2012 at 9:19 am

    This really works! Thanks a lot. I installed Zimbra on Ubuntu 11.10

  4. Jim says:
    May 28, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    Worked like a charm – Zimbra 7.1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04. Thanks a bunch, geek !

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