alihajiloo / adobe-connect-linux

Unofficial Linux client for the Adobe Connect meeting application

Unofficial Adobe Connect Client for Linux

Description:

Adobe Connect does not have a linux version officially, however, since it's written in flash, it's possible to run it in a browser. This project, uses an underlying chromium browser with flash support to run the flash file behind the meetings. It provides the binding necessary to automatically launch the app just like the Windows version for convenience. This project uses Chromium Embedded Framework to utlize the underlying browser.

Installation

To install the app, either build from source or download a prebuilt binary from the Releases section.

Next, you need to get libpepflashplayer.so. Due to copyright reasons, I can't provide it here.

You can get it from the archive.org copy of the official Adobe Pepper Flash Player.

Extract the archive. The file you need is libpepflashplayer.so.

Then, you need to unlock it using this tool darktohka/FlashPatch.

After that, put the patched libpepflashplayer.so in ~/.local/lib/flash/ (create the flash directory if it doesn't exist)

Then, exectue install.sh as your normal user to install the app:

./install.sh

Building from source

First clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/mahancoder/Adobe-Connect-Linux.git

Then run make.sh to generate the binaries. Refer to the installation section provided above. Note that you need to work in the Release folder generated by the build script and not the main clone folder.

Usage

You can use the app to open meeting launched from your browser. Currently, you can't enter the meeting url directly in the app, but rather you should enter it in the browser, and after logging in, click on the Open in Application button. You might also need to add &ptoto=true to the end of your meeting url. As of right now, Screen sharing does NOT work due to how pepper flash works.

NOTE: You NEED to change your User-Agent to be able to open the meeting. For that, you can use the User-Agent Switcher and Manager extension. Chrome and Firefox

As of right now, the screen sharing and file download features do not work.

FAQ

If the app does not open, try the following command:

xdg-open connectpro:https://google.com

If the app opens and shows the Google page, the issue is from your browser. If not, then the error might be gio: Operation not supported. If that's the case, the issue can usually be solved by entering the following command:

xdg-mime default connect.desktop x-scheme-handler/connectpro

Otherwise, consider opening a new issue for further diagnosing.

Credits

The project wouldn't be possible without the Chromium Embedded Framework

The app's icon is made by u/arash28134

The orignal Adobe Connect and Adobe Flash Player are made by Adobe Inc.