Re: Netscape - Newbie Linux User
Hi wtopa@ix.netcom.com; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote:
>
> Subject: Netscape - Newbie Linux User
> Date: Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 12:27:53AM -0500
>
> In reply to:debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
>
> Quoting debian-user-request@lists.debian.org(debian-user-request@lists.debian.org):
> >
> > Wuz up all?
> >
> > Alright here is my problem. I have Debian 2.0 installed. I downloaded
> > [navigator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar] from ftp6.netscape.com. I
> > installed it and everything. Now when ever I go to the installed dir
> > [/usr/local/netscape] and i type ./netscape it gets an error message
> > [unable to load library libXpm.so.4]. I then did a search with dselect to
> > find the package [xpm4.7] which contains the [libXpm.so.4] lib. Then i did
> > dpkg -i xpm4.7 and it wouldn't install it. I don't wanna go through with
> > dselect because that takes forever! And apt doesn't work with my cd-rom :(
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> Use lynx, take a look in the debian-user archives. There have been a
> _bunch_ of people with the same problem. I recall that you have to
> download 4-5 packages to get it working 'the debian' way. Look for
> mail from Ed Cogburn <ecogburn@greene.xtn.net> as he found most of the
> answers to the problem.
>
> HTH
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> > NoDg
I am using non-debianized _libc6 (aka glibc)_ version of netscape4.5 with slink debian without this problem. I think the package you need woud be xpm4g (which
is libc6 based) and _not_ xpm4.7 (which is libc5 based). My libXpm.so.4 is part
of the xpm4g package.
HTH
damir
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