XFree86 + Netscape
I am presently attempting to install both XFree86 and Netscape to a Debian
O/S which I recently setup. My lack of knowledge in this area leaves me with
a huge amount of questions, as you can see below. Feel free to ignore any
of these if its too much.
My present system is a 486 CPU and Debian version 1.3.
I tried to install Netscape first and ran across dependency problems.
Thinking that installing XWindows first might solve these I then started on
XFree86. The results are below.
XFree86:
1) Downloaded from "ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/binaries/Linux-ix86"
the files: preinst.sh, postinst.sh, X332bin.tgz, X332cfg.tgz, X332doc.tgz,
X332man.tgz, X332fnts.tgz, X332lib.tgz, X332set.tgz, X332VG16.tgz.
Possibly I'm doing things the hard way and I just need to download a Debian
Package(.deb file) somewhere? If so, what is the name of this file and what
directory is it located?
2) I then ran "preinst.sh" which gave me the following error messages:
./preinst.sh: file: command not found
You appear to have an a.out system
a.out binaries ar not available for this release.
"Command not found" is kind of odd, but it did appear to run the script. The
next 2 lines I don't understand either. According to the Debian FAQ all
Debian versions after 0.93 are based on ELF, rather than a.out. (I have
version 1.3) However, I don't know what a.out and ELF are, so possibly I'm
missing something here.
At this point I stopped and didn't attempt to unarchive the 10 XFree86 files.
As a side issue, to run "dpkg" do I always need a .deb file? For instance,
to install "netsacpe-v304-export.x86-unknown-linux-elf.tar.gz" I needed
"netscape_3.01-4.deb". Is this a similar situation with the XFree86
binaries, that is, I need an installer file? Or is it possible to unarchive
the files (What command would I use for this?) and then install them with
"dpkg" or some other command?
Also, do I need a windows manager to go with XFree86 such as "fvwm, fvwm2,
icewm, afterstep, olvwm"? None of these are presently in my
"/usr/X11R6/bin" directory.
********
In regards to Netscape, I ran "dpkg -i netscape_3.01-4.deb" with
"netscape-v304-export.x86-unknown-linus-elf.tar.gz" in the /tmp directory
and came up with 3 dependency errors as follows:
1) xpm4.7_3.4g-9.deb
I downloaded this file and ran "dpkg -i xpm4.7_3.4g-9.deb" which
I think worked.
2) xlib6_3.3-4.deb
When I ran "dpkg -i xlib6_3.3-4.deb" I received the following
message:
Idconfig: warning can't open /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6
Idconfig: warning can't open /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6
When I checked my directories, those files do exist there.
(This might not be relevant, but I have already added to "/etc/profile" the
statement "/usr/X11R6/bin" and to "etc/ld.so.conf" the line "/usr/X11R6/lib"
and then ran "/sbin/ldconfig" in preparation for setting up XFree86.)
As a side issue, I'm not sure I understand the distinction between xlib6
and xlib5, what version I had previous to installing this file, or whether
it matters.
3)motifnls_2.1-1.1.deb
When ran "dpkg -i motifnls_2.1-1.1deb" I got the following message:
"mv: .X11.tmp: No such file or directory".
Also, possibly "libd11" and "libc5" are also needed for netscape or are
already installed with my Debian version.
************
Thanks for any help anyone can pass on.
Dennis Dixon
P.O. Box 1896
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
(707) 964-2979
ddixon@mcn.org
http://www.dixonadvise.com
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Reply to: