How to Install Openmeetings on Elementary OS Latest

Openmeetings is an open-source web conferencing and collaboration software that allows group video conferencing, screen sharing, whiteboard, chat, and more. It is easy to install on any Linux distribution, including Elementary OS Latest. This tutorial aims to guide you through the installation process of Openmeetings on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with Openmeetings installation on Elementary OS Latest, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

A running instance of Elementary OS Latest.
A user account with sudo privileges.
Java JDK 8 or higher.

Step 1: Update the system

First, update the system to the latest version.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Java

Openmeetings requires Java JDK, so it must be installed to run Openmeetings.

Install Java JDK 8 or higher by running the following command:

sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk

Step 3: Install PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a widely used database management system that Openmeetings uses.

Install PostgreSQL by running the following command:

sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib

Step 4: Create the PostgreSQL database

Create a new PostgreSQL database for Openmeetings by running the following commands:

sudo -i -u postgres

psql

CREATE USER openmeetings WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
CREATE DATABASE openmeetings;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE openmeetings to openmeetings;

Replace your_password_here with a secure password.

Step 5: Download and install Apache Openmeetings

Download Apache Openmeetings source code from the Openmeetings website.

wget https://www-us.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/5.0.0/bin/apache-openmeetings-5.0.0.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded archive and move the extracted directory to /opt:

tar -zxvf apache-openmeetings-5.0.0.tar.gz
sudo mv apache-openmeetings-5.0.0 /opt/openmeetings

Step 6: Configure Openmeetings

Change to the Openmeetings directory:

cd /opt/openmeetings

Create a new file called setenv.sh:

sudo nano setenv.sh

Add the following lines to setenv.sh:

JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64
export JAVA_HOME
CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m -Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"
export CATALINA_OPTS

Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, then ENTER.

Step 7: Start Openmeetings

Start the Openmeetings server by running the following command:

sudo /opt/openmeetings/red5.sh

You can access Openmeetings on your web browser at http://localhost:5080/openmeetings/.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Openmeetings on Elementary OS Latest. You can now use it to host web conferences and collaborate with your peers.