installing pcanywhere

[timczer]

I am having issues installing pcanywhere. I have read a couple of threads but could not get it to work.

During install I get a JVM not found error each time.

I have run

sudo update-alternatives --config java

and chosen

/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java

from the choices.

I run

sudo java -jar SetupLinuxMac.jar

and get the above error. All the symlinks seem to point to the location of java. I have tried

sudo /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java -jar SetupLinuxMac.jar

, as well, with the same result.

How do I get the pcanywhere installer to find by JVM install?

[jlisek]

Hi,

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More features than pcanywhere and fully cross-platform!

Best regards

John

[timczer]

Unfortunately, I need this for work. The sites I need to contact all have pcanywhere hosts running, so I need to connect via pcanywhere.

[timczer]

Finally got this figured out. As others have had to do, I finally had to install java 1.4.2 to get pcAnywhere to install.

I wonder why some have had no issue getting it to install with java-6-sun and others (such as myself) have had to use an older version of java to get it to install.

[Law506]

I installed the older version of Java and got a little further than before. I am trying to use 11.5, does this even work with Ubuntu? I tried using WINE but that was hasn't proven to work yet either with this.

Any suggestions?

[EyesOnFire]

Additionally, you could download this PCAnywhere Client and run it under WINE:

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Interne...-Control.shtml

The only thing I had to add manually was the MSVBVM60.DLL from an XP install (Found in System32). No installation necessary. Just the executable, its DLL and the MSVBVM60.DLL.

[burebista]

try this:
1. install j2sdk1.4.2_18 in /usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.4.2_18
2. run from console:
$sudo -s
$/usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.4.2_18/jre/bin/java -jar SetupLinuxMac.jar
and use the gui installer, it works 100%.
3. run from console
$sudo gedit /usr/bin/pcAnywhere
4. replace this line:
java -Djava.CPR.dirs=$PCAPATH -jar /usr/local/lib/pcAnywhere/vprcd.jar
with
/usr/lib/jvm/j2sdk1.4.2_18/jre/bin/java -Djava.CPR.dirs=$PCAPATH -jar /usr/local/lib/pcAnywhere/vprcd.jar
5. save the file /usr/bin/pcAnywhere
6. run from Alt-F2 or from Terminal "pcAnywhere".

That's it.