Re: VIM Editor

[Branden Robinson <branden@apocalypse.sequitur.org>]

On Thu, 6 Mar 1997, Indus wrote:

> I am new to Linux and I have just tried to install the system onto a 386
> DX20 laptop with 8mb of ram. When I try running VIM, I get an error message
> saying that it needs the 'libXaw.so.6' library. Where can I get this ?

libXaw.so.6 is the Athena widget set for X11R6. Many programs that have an
X Windows mode require this, even if they also have a text mode interface.

You need to install the "xlib" package.  This does *not* mean you have to
install X windows -- I wouldn't try running it on a 386DX20 with 8 megs
anyway.

The xlib package should update your /etc/ld.so.conf to include the line
"/usr/X11R6/lib"; if it doesn't, use ae or one of the other small editors to
do it.

-- 
G. Branden Robinson
Purdue University
branden@purdue.edu
http://cartoon.ecn.purdue.edu/~branden/