Rebuild python-vmcloud from source

The information found here are mainly my own personal technical notes, whatever/however you use it is solely you decision !

Rebuild the python-vmcloud from source

/var/lib/dpkg/info/python-vmcloud.*

Create a working directory named "python-vmcloud", the folder structure will be as below

*** copy all the file listed in python-vmcloud.list !
*** cp -a --- copying of subfolders
*** mkdir -p --- create directory with subdirectory

python-vmcloud/
----DEBIAN/
--------control
--------postinst
--------postrm
--------prerm
----etc/
----usr/
----var/

the files under DEBIAN folder are plain text files. "control" file content is as below but without the "###"

### start of control file ####
Package: python-vmcloud
Priority: optional
Section: python
Installed-Size: 307948
Maintainer: vmcloud-dev <vmcloud-dev@cisco.com>
Architecture: all
Source: vmcloud
Version: 0.5.4-1
Replaces: python-vmcloud-st
Depends: python2.7, python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), python (<< 2.8), python-pexpect, python-lxml, python-libxml2,
virtinst, libvirt-bin, qemu-kvm, mkisofs, genisoimage, python-bottle, python-paste
Conflicts: python-vmcloud-st
Conffiles:
/etc/vmcloud/internal_config f038aed945325df744cd2d68c35b4705
/etc/vmcloud/vmcloudrc dcd847aae42f25b9982735701c45071b
/etc/init/vmcwebsvc.conf aea48c35713d76fb1894e7ae4385d2d7
 
Description: Cisco Network Device Emulator Orchestration Tool
### end of control file ####

When all the files/folders are ready, execute the command to rebuild the .deb

# dpkg-deb -b python-vmcloud

Installation of VMcloud

# dpkg -i python-vmcloud.deb

because there are some dependencies, run the command to auto install them

# sudo apt-get -f install

Redo the dpkg installation again

# dpkg -i python-vmcloud

Set the SUID for the file /usr/bin/vmcnet
# sudo chmod 4775 /usr/bin/vmcnet

*** This allow the application to run as root.

Change the ownership to "root"
# chown root:root /usr/bin/vmcloud
# chown root:root /usr/bin/vmcnet
# chown root:root /usr/bin/vmcwebsvc

Testing the installation

Edit the VIRL configuration (3node.virl) to remove out below parameters

# nano /usr/share/vmcloud/data/examples/3node/3node.virl

<entry key="import files" type="String">/usr/share/vmcloud/data/examples/3node/router1.p12</entry>

Run the topology from the template

# vmcloud netcreate -v /usr/share/vmcloud/data/examples/3node/3node.virl 3NODE

Using default configuration: /etc/vmcloud/vmcloudrc
Launching NDE network ...
Created domain: labguide.3NODE.router1 (console=127.0.0.1 3533, aux=127.0.0.1 3534)
Created domain: labguide.3NODE.router2 (console=127.0.0.1 3535, aux=127.0.0.1 3536)
Created domain: labguide.3NODE.router3 (console=127.0.0.1 3537, aux=127.0.0.1 3538)
NDE network launch: Success

Change Linux command line output color

By default the color when we remotely connect to a Linux shell, the color of folder is signified by the color Navy BLUE. Which is hard to make out from a black color background.

A bit of customizing and you can change it.

# cp /etc/DIR_COLORS ~/.dir_colors

# nano .dir_colors

Scroll down till the DIR and edit the color parameter

Blue = 34
Green = 32
Light Green = 1;32
Cyan = 36
Red = 31
Purple = 35
Brown = 33
Yellow = 1;33
white = 1;37
Light Grey = 0;37
Black = 30
Dark Grey= 1;30

log off from the shell and login back

Checkpoint R76 SmartConsole prerequisites installation

Checkpoint SmartConsole has some dependencies which will need to be fullfill before it will install.

OS : Windows XP SP3

1. Windows Installer version 3.1 or higher is required to perform this installation. [LINK]
2. Microsoft .NET Framework 2 SP2 [LINK]
3. Microsoft .NET Framework 4 [LINK]
4. Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package [LINK]
5. Windows Imaging Component [LINK]