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Getting Funambol 8.5 on Ubuntu Lucid LTS

Getting Funambol 8.5 on Ubuntu Lucid LTS

Ubuntu4.10 and Funambol running in VirtualBox
Ubuntu 10.04 and Funambol running in a VirtualBox

I wanted to make sure that newest Ubuntu 10.04 being a Long Time Support one would be capable of running the newest Funambol DS Server version 8.5. I can confirm: not a problem there. I downloaded the 32bit .bin package from Funambol Forge, issued the install command with sudo sh funambol-8.5.0.bin and I was ready to sync with Gnome Evolution and my Nokia E71 in a breeze.  While I was at it, I have created a VirtualBox appliance that you can download and use for an even faster test drive (username: funambol, password: fun2test). It’s a massive 1.3gb download: if you find it useful, I may use some help to make a torrent file. Since this virtual appliance doesn’t have an X server, you need to run the Funambol Admin Tool (for  Windows or GNU/Linux) from your desktop machine. Have fun.

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