[mosh-users] Server install instructions and binaries

[Alexander Klimetschek]

Big +1

I am trying to use it on a Debian/GNU Linux and without the rights to
install packages this is really difficult. Tried compiling from source
as well, but got "configure: error: Unable to find byte swapping
functions". But I shouldn't have to compile it anyway. And here the
path ends for me, though I'd love to use it :-(

The "You don't need to be the superuser to install or run Mosh."
feature mentioned on the home page is actually not true if it's
impossible to install/get binaries for the target platform. In the
end, I expect the mosh client to install the necessary mosh-server
binary *automatically* for me.

If it requires the server admin's to install mosh-server for every
server that people connect to, this will certainly break adoption a
lot.

Cheers,
Alex

> Hello! Like people just before me, I'm EAGER to try mosh, but cannot reasonably do so.
>
> I have two servers available (a+b below). I guess I should ask both admins to install mosh. However:
>
> * PLEASE put the server-side instructions on http://mosh.mit.edu/!  I had no idea I have to install the server, until mosh gives me "mosh-server: command not found" error.
>
> * Can you provide static-linked binaries for common linuxee?
>
>
> a) shell.cs.helsinki.fi, a student-playground on Univ Helsinki CS department. Tried to compile from source, but missing dependencies.
>
> "configure: error: Package requirements (protobuf) were not met"
>
> Tried to use binaries from my own Ubuntu, but missing library dependencies.
>
> "bin/mosh-server: error while loading shared libraries: libprotobuf.so.7: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory"
>
> After that, lost all energy to possibly compile a statically linked binary from scratch.
>
> b) pera.asmallorange.com, which has "jailed shell" and no permissions to compile stuff.
>
>
> Still waiting to try mosh! Thank you ^____^
>
> /Sampumon

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Alexander Klimetschek
<alexander.klimetschek at googlemail.com>