Install Bigbluebutton

SOURCE: http://bestinlinux.com/instalation-bigbluebutton-easy/


Hi Guys,
I got a chance to install and test the BBB for one of our client. Even though, BBB have lot of tutorials available, It took hours for me to correct the installation errors and fix it. I have gone through all possible errors and manage to fix it. So I’m adding all those steps in detail and hope that will help you.
BBB is a cool app and it is like Webex and have all features of Webex and it is opensource + product of Google.



1) Know your OS type
I have installed the BBB in one of our VPS with 64bit, Debian Lenny as OS. ( It is important to know about your OS before the installation because if your OS is a n 32bit one, then installing a 64bit package won’t work. ) And all the available tutorials are for 32 bit. I have added the changes you have to make, if your OS is 64bit. ( I’ll mention, if there is a difference in steps for 32 bit and 64 bit. )
To check the OS type and code name, you can execute the following
command.

lsb_release -a

To know the OS bit, please execute the following command.

uname -m

x86_64 when it is an kernel 64 bits
i686 for 32 bits kernel
Or else execute the following command.

getconf LONG_BIT

2) Set your Locals

dpkg-reconfigure locales
set to en_US.UTF-8

3) Know your OS
If your OS is Debian Squeeze, then you don’t have to follow this step.
To check the OS type and code name, you can execute the following command.

lsb_release -a

4 ) Setup OS
BBB recommend to install the software in Debian Squeeze. So if your using a Lenny, you have to upgrade it first. ( If your OS is squeeze, then you don’t have to follow this step. )
Add the squeeze repository in the /etc/apt/source.list

vim /etc/apt/sources.list
---

deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free
deb-src http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib

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apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

( When you get the following prompt, I recommend to choose to install the package maintainer’s version, if its a new server )

What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
 Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
 N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
 D   : show the differences between the versions
 Z    : background this process to examine the situation

5) Install MySQL server and set password

apt-get install mysql-server

6) Change Apache port 80 to something else ( Do not use 8080, because BBB require tomcat6 and that use 8080 port ) by editing /etc/apache2/ ports.conf and sites enabled. Because BBB using 80port by default )

Eg : If you want to change the apache port to 4444. follow the below
steps.

vim /etc/apache2/ports.conf
---

NameVirtualHost *:4444
Listen 4444

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vim /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default
---



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Then restart apache

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

7) BBB Repository settings
# bigbluebutton repository key

wget http://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/bigbluebutton.asc -O- | apt-key add -

# Freeswitch PPA key

apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 451AE93C
echo -e "deb http://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/lucid/ bigbluebutton-lucid main\ndeb http://ppa.launchpad.net/freeswitch-drivers/freeswitch-nightly-drivers/ubuntu lucid main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list

# Add the BigBlueButton repository URL and ensure the multiverse is
enabled

echo "deb http://ubuntu.bigbluebutton.org/lucid/ bigbluebutton-lucid main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bigbluebutton.list
echo "deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

Update repository

apt-get update
aptitude apdate

If you get the error – NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5 type the below command

apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 40976EAF437D05B5

Then update apt-get and aptitude again.

6) Install libmpfr

apt-get install libgmp3c2

If your OS is 64 bit please follow the below steps

wget http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu//pool/main/m/mpfr/libmpfr1ldbl_2.4.2-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb

dpkg -i libmpfr1ldbl_2.4.2-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb

If your OS is 32 bit please follow the below steps

wget http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu//pool/main/m/mpfr/libmpfr1ldbl_2.4.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb

dpkg -i libmpfr1ldbl_2.4.2-3ubuntu1_i386.deb

9) Another workaround to avoid packaging errors later on :

mkdir -p /var/www/nginx-default/
touch /var/www/nginx-default/50x.html

10) For voice conference we are going to install Asterisk ( Can use FreeSWITCH also )
To install Asterisk please follow the steps.

apt-get install bbb-voice-conference

You may get the following errors.

Errors were encountered while processing:
bbb-client
bbb-config
bigbluebutton
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Please reinstall Astrisk to fix the issue by following the below steps.

apt-get --purge remove asterisk

Then reinstall Asterisk

apt-get install asterisk

Restart Asterisk to see if its working fine

/etc/init.d/asterisk restart

Then reinstall bbb-voice-conference

apt-get install bbb-voice-conference

( If you again get the same errors, ignore it and continue install the BBB. That will be fixed after performing the coming sections. )

11) Install BBB

apt-get install bigbluebutton

To restart all services related to BBB, run the following command

bbb-conf --clean

To check the info and the errors, execute the following command
bbb-conf –check
You may get the following errors

# Not Running: Nginx
# This server could not connect to BigBlueButton through http://your
 ip/

If you try restart the nginx, you will get the following errors

/etc/init.d/nginx restart

Restarting nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax
 is ok

[emerg]: socket() [::]:80 failed (97: Address family not supported by
 protocol)

configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed

You are getting this error because the IPv6 support is enabled in your ngix by default. Turning off the IPv6 support will fix this issue

vim /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
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#listen [::]:80 default ipv6only=off; ## listen for ipv6

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Then restart nginx

/etc/init.d/nginx restart

Now it will create the bigbluebutton site under nqinx.
You may get the following Astrisk “konference” error when exicureing the commad “bbb-conf –check”

** Potential problems described below **
# Did not detect the BigBlueButton configuration setup for asterisk.
 Missing
# /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/app_konference.so
# Try running: sudo apt-get install bbb-voice-conference

Follow the given steps to fix the issue
Execute the below command to o find the app_konference location.

dpkg -L bbb-voice-conference | grep app_konference

The output will be as follows

/var/tmp/app_konference-10.04-32.so
/var/tmp/app_konference.so
/var/tmp/app_konference-10.04-64.so

If your OS is 32 bit, then follow the below command to fix the issue

cp /var/tmp/app_konference-10.04-32.so /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/app_konference.so

If your OS is 64 bit, then follow the below command to fix the issue

cp /var/tmp/app_konference-10.04-64.so /usr/lib/asterisk/modules/app_konference.so

Then restart BBB to check if the issue is fixed.

bbb-conf --clean

12) To test the working
http://yourIP
To start using your BigBlueButton server, enter your name and click the ‘Join’ button. You’ll join the Demo Meeting.
To create the your own meetings or join a meeting click on the “View API examples” and you can see the options there.
That’s it! :) Now you have your own web-conference server.

If you find any difficulty following the steps, please do let us know and we will be right here for your help.
Thank you,