Ubuntu install

[cwian]

What version of Ubuntu does Zimbra support? Will Zimbra work on the desktop version of Ubuntu, or only the server edition??

[phoenix]

Welcome to the forums.

The versions for the OSS version of Zimbra are listed here, the Network Edition of Zimbra requires the Ubuntu 6.x LTS version.

[rajahd]

I have Zimbra OS running on Ubuntu 6.10. There a few "gotchas" that took time to track down. I've seen a lot of posts that people are having problems on the newer version of Ubuntu. FYI, I originally tried Ubuntu 6.06LTS and ran into several issues - maybe the Network Edition requires it but the OS edition didn't like it at all Here's notes I took while getting the install going:

1. Install Ubuntu 6.10

2. Relink '/bin/sh' to point to '/bin/bash':

sudo rm /bin/sh
sudo ln -s /bin/bash /bin/sh

3. Install required packages:

sudo apt-get install curl openssl libxml2 libexpat1 libgmp3c2 libpcre3 fetchmail libidn11 openssh-server

4. Install DNS server:

sudo apt-get install bind9

5. Setup DNS files
5a. Create named.conf.local file: (This file is referenced by the named.conf file)

sudo nano /etc/bind/named.conf.local

Replace any existing contents in this file with the following code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain)

zone "email.domain.com" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/zones/email.domain.com.db";
	};

Save and exit nano.
5b. Modify options:

sudo nano /etc/bind/named.conf.options

Change the forwarders section to point to your ISP's DNS servers. Example:

forwarders {
	208.67.222.222;
	208.67.220.220;
	};

Save and exit nano.
5c. Create the zone file: (Change "domain.com" in the next line to reflect your domain)

sudo nano	/etc/bind/zones/email.domain.com.db

Insert this code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain; change 10.0.0.1 to the IP address of the Zimbra server)

; email.domain.com
	$TTL 604800
	@       IN      SOA     ns.email.domain.com. root.email.domain.com. (
                2007022601
                28800
                3600
                604800
                38400
	);
	@       IN      NS      ns
	        IN      MX      10 mail
	        IN      A       10.0.0.1
	ns      IN      A       10.0.0.1
	mail    IN      A       10.0.0.1

Save and exit nano.
5d. Ensure the local DNS server is used for resolving DNS first:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Replace existing code with this code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain; change 10.0.0.1 to the IP address of the Zimbra server; replace the 208.x.x.x IPs with your ISP's DNS server IPs)

search email.domain.com
nameserver 10.0.0.1
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

Save and exit nano.

6. Restart DNS to pick up changes:

sudo /etc/init.d/bind9 restart

7. Download and unpack the Zimbra Ubuntu open source binary

8. Run the installer

9. Config Zimbra:
option 6 then 4 (set password)
option r (return to prev menu)
option a (apply)

10. After Zimbra starts make sure the server properties (in the Admin UI) for Trusted MTA contain the local IP address.

[jholder]

Thanks for this great tutorial!
Thread Stuck.

[fumocamel]

5. Setup DNS files
5a. Create named.conf.local file: (This file is referenced by the named.conf file)

sudo nano /etc/bind/named.conf.local

Replace any existing contents in this file with the following code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain)

zone "email.domain.com" {
	type master;
	file "/etc/bind/zones/email.domain.com.db";
	};

Save and exit nano.
5b. Modify options:

sudo nano /etc/bind/named.conf.options

Change the forwarders section to point to your ISP's DNS servers. Example:

forwarders {
	208.67.222.222;
	208.67.220.220;
	};

Save and exit nano.
5c. Create the zone file: (Change "domain.com" in the next line to reflect your domain)

sudo nano	/etc/bind/zones/email.domain.com.db

Insert this code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain; change 10.0.0.1 to the IP address of the Zimbra server)

; email.domain.com
	$TTL 604800
	@       IN      SOA     ns.email.domain.com. root.email.domain.com. (
                2007022601
                28800
                3600
                604800
                38400
	);
	@       IN      NS      ns
	        IN      MX      10 mail
	        IN      A       10.0.0.1
	ns      IN      A       10.0.0.1
	mail    IN      A       10.0.0.1

Save and exit nano.
5d. Ensure the local DNS server is used for resolving DNS first:

sudo nano /etc/resolv.conf

Replace existing code with this code: (change domain.com to reflect your domain; change 10.0.0.1 to the IP address of the Zimbra server; replace the 208.x.x.x IPs with your ISP's DNS server IPs)

search email.domain.com
nameserver 10.0.0.1
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

Save and exit nano.

6. Restart DNS to pick up changes:

sudo /etc/init.d/bind9 restart

i change everywhere email.domain.com in email.ubuntu69.com
i try to ping email.ubuntu69.com and works
but when i try to install zimbra i have this problem

Setting defaults...No results returned for A lookup of 192.168.253.2
Checked nameservers:
        192.168.253.2
        208.67.222.222
        208.67.220.220


DNS ERROR resolving 192.168.253.2
It is suggested that the hostname be resolveable via DNS
Change hostname [Yes] yes
Please enter the logical hostname for this host [192.168.253.2] email.ubuntu69.com


DNS ERROR resolving MX for email.ubuntu69.com

what's wrong?

thanks

[phoenix]

Did you also change the IP addresses to point to your own server?

[fumocamel]

Did you also change the IP addresses to point to your own server?

i hope so

my ip address is 192.168.253.2

and i changed in the files

thanks

[fumocamel]

in
/etc/bind/zones/email.ubuntu69.com.db

i have

; email.ubuntu69.com
        $TTL 604800
        @       IN      SOA     ns.email.ubuntu69.com. root.email.ubuntu69.com. (
                2007022601
                28800
                3600
                604800
                38400
        );
        @       IN      NS      ns
                IN      MX      10 mail
                IN      A       192.168.253.2
        ns      IN      A       192.168.253.2
        mail    IN      A       192.168.253.2

[fumocamel]

in
/etc/resolv.conf
i have

search email.ubuntu69.com
nameserver 192.168.253.2
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

[phoenix]

The hostname in your MX record is incorrect and you should also check your /etc/hosts file is correct. Have a look at the contents of the wiki here for the required format.