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Collegiate:
No

One-line Description:
Helps you to test your websites on different browsers

Filename:
MultiBrowser-Appliance.zip

Size Compressed:
342

Allocated Memory:
64

VMware Tools Installed?:
Yes

Operating System:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1

Torrent?:
Yes

Applications:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
ELinks 0.10.4
KDE 3.5.0 incl. Konqueror 3.5.0
Lynx 2.8.5
MultiBrowser Appliance Tools (self-written)
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
WINE 0.9.7

Last Updated:
November 4, 2006 - 20:06

Description:
MultiBrowser Appliance
Alternative Download Link!
mbappliance.colinfinck.de
Please visit mba-update.colinfinck.de for instructions on how to get updates for the appliance.
*** Introduction ***
Most web designers have a common problem: A website looks different on every browser.
Therefore they are often forced to install many different browsers. Sometimes they also need to install a second operating system, because some browsers are not available for their used operating system.
*** What the MultiBrowser Appliance can do ***
The MultiBrowser Appliance is a virtual appliance for VMware, which allows you to use many different browsers. These browsers include:

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer (emulated with WINE) - Versions 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0
• Mozilla Firefox (including the Web Developer toolbar) - Version 1.5.0.3
• Opera - Version 8.54
• Konqueror - Version 3.5.0
• Lynx - Version 2.8.5
• ELinks - Version 0.10.4

*** How this appliance was built ***
This appliance was built with VMware Workstation 4.5.3 using Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 as the operating system. The Debian kernel made problems under VMware, so I compiled a Kernel 2.4.32 myself.
I installed a XFree86 4.3.0 X Server and a backport of KDE 3.5.0 on it.
The applications for this appliance were wrote with KDevelop 3.3.1.
*** Requirements for this virtual appliance ***

• VMware Workstation 4.x or later, VMware Server or VMware Player
• At least 750 MB free disk space
• At least 64 MB RAM free, which can be used for the virtual appliance (I recommend using 128 MB)

*** How to work with the MultiBrowser Appliance ***
After you have started the appliance, an assistant will be run, which helps you to set up the X Server settings and the network.
After that you can choose a browser from a list.
To access your website, there are four possibilities:

• Via Internet. Just type the address into the Location bar of the used web browser.
• Via VMware's Shared Folder feature. The address is "file:///mnt/hgfs" on Linux browsers and "C:hgfs" on Internet Explorer.
• Via a web server in the local network. Just type the IP Address of the web server into the Location bar of the used web browser.
• Via virtual network (does not work with Internet Explorer). Type "smb://<Computer name or IP Address of the host computer>/<Path to the network share with the HTML files>" into the Location bar.

*** Root access ***
If you need root access in the virtual appliance (usually not necessary), type "su" on a console and enter "appliance" as the password.
*** Used components ***
This appliance uses the Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Operating System including many packages.
It also uses self-written tools licensed under the GPL. The sources of these tools can be downloaded here.
Portions of the Internet Explorer scripts were derived from WineTools by Frank Hendriksen, Joachim von Thadden and Sven Paschukat and IEs 4 Linux by Sergio Luis Lopes Junior.

Technical Specifications

Operating System:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1

VMware Tools installed: No

Size: 342MB

Allocated Memory (RAM): 64

Applications Installed:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1

ELinks 0.10.4

KDE 3.5.0 incl. Konqueror 3.5.0

Lynx 2.8.5

MultiBrowser Appliance Tools (self-written)

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3

WINE 0.9.7

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