Re: Communicator Installation
On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, KTB . wrote:
> >> I followed the instructions from the previous mail and got the
> following result:
> >>
> >> gzip: stdin: unexpected en of file
> >> tar: unexpected EOF on archive file
> >> tar: child returned status 1
> >> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> >>
> >> I have also tried to install Communicator 4.0 to see if that works,
> it didn't.
> >>
> >> I have also tried, dpkg -i netscape-unpacked.9955/ and got this:
> >>
> >> dpkg-split: error reading netscape-unpacked.9955/: Is a directory
> >> dpkg: error processing netscape-unpacked.9955/ (--install):
> >> subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
> >>
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >> I have to tear myself away for three days, damn holiday:) I will
> >be monitoring email
> >> though, so feel free to respond if someone has a clue as to what is
> going on with my
> >> Linux.
> >> Thanks,
> >> Kent
> >>
> ><snip>
> >
> >>
> >> Sudhakar Chandrasekharan wrote:
> >>
> >> > > Hi, I'm trying to install Communicator 4.5 and can't get
> anywhere. I
> >> > > downloaded the file with Lynx from the netscape ftp site. The
> file was
> >> > > saved in
> /root/communicator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz
> >
> >This sounds like the correct filename. "netscape-unpacked.9955" does
> not.
> >I think maybe your download method is trying to unpack it as it
> downloads.
> >See if your ftp client/browser/whatever has an option to turn that off,
> or
> >just do a straight ftp. Ask for help if you don't know how to ftp.
>
> I don't have my notes in front of me but the "netscape-unpacked.9955"
> came from using a command 'tar <some other letters>
> communicator-v45....' According to Sudhakar's instructions something
> like that was supposed to happen and I needed to use dpkg -i on
> "netscape-unpacked.9955." If I understood him correctly. Merry
> Christmas if you celebrate!
> Kent
>
Kent:
I donwloaded and installed Netscape for my Mom on her Debian 2.0 box just
now.
Here's the steps I took (I did this with X-Windows NOT running, but it
shouldn't matter):
1) logged on as her
2) lynx www.netscape.com
3) down-arrowed to SOFTWARE, then right-arrowed
4) space, down-arrowed to BROWSERS, right-arrowed
5) down-arrowed to BROWSERS, right-arrowed
6) down-arrowed to COMMUNICATOR 4.5 WITH ENTERPRISE CALENDAR (I
use the Calendar at work), then right-arrowed
7) space, space, down-arrowed to Linux 2.0, then right-arrowed
8) space, space, down-arrowed to ENGLISH, then right-arrowed
9) space, space, down-arrowed to 4.5, then right-arrowed
10) space, space, down-arrowed to DOWNLOAD FREE for US Customers,
then right-arrowed
11) space, space, down-arrowed to
communicator-v.45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar.gz (realized at this
point that the calendar portion is a separate download)12) chose D for
Download
13) something went wrong during the download, so I had to start it over
14) downloaded 13946230 bytes over a couple of hours, then chose SAVE TO
DISK option (which I think was asked because of the failure in step 13
above)
15) quit lynx
16) now in Mom's home directory, there's a file name
communicator[blahblahblah].tar.gz
17) then I su'd to the root account
18) I was going to use dselect and the netscape4 package to install
netscape, but apparently I've done it before, so I'd have to uninstall or
upgrade my current installer, so instead, I'll use the Netscape
installation routine
19) I copied the communicator[blah].tar.gz file to /tmp
20) I changed to the /tmp directory
21) I "gunzip commun[blah].tar.gz"
22) I "tar -xvvf commun[blah].tar"
23) I changed to the communicator[blah]linux2.1 directory
24) I followed the instructions in README.install; as root I ran
"./ns-install"
25) I followed the on-screen instructions
26) I waited several minutes for the installer script to do its thing
27) I started X-Windows, and in an xterm window typed "netscape &"
28) Success!
29) Now I'll go install the Calendar portion
Merry Christmas to you also; I hope you get Netscape working.
-- Kent West kent.west@infotech.acu.edu
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