Re: XFree86 trouble

[Rick Cook <rcook@ntlug.org>]

On Tuesday 29 May 2001 05:43, Lenticchia Emiliano wrote:
> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: Lenticchia Emiliano
> Inviato: martedì 29 maggio 2001 09.08
> A: 'Michel Dänzer'
> Oggetto: XFree86 trouble
>
>
> I need to run Open Office on my Debian PPC dist 2.2R0 and XFree86 40.b for
> Permedia2 Video Card but some libs are missing come libXaw.7.0, have try to
> install the Xfree86 4.0.3, in RPM format, downloaded from LinuxPPC.org but
> not work, i some case gnome crash continuously... which it is the last
> XFree86 for Debian PPC, where can download, which it is the rigth step for
> istallation ?
>

Rather than attempting to install XFree86 4.0.x, I simply added a link from 
libXaw3d.so.6.1 to libXaw.7.0 and did an ldconfig. I was then able to do a 
successful -net install, a normal user install, and open an MS Word document. 
I am fairly certain that you could do the same link without the "3d" and be 
as successful.

It is certainly possible that you will eventually run into a libXaw.6 vs 
libXaw.7 incompatibility, but, so far, "it works for me".


Rick Cook
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