help to make something work

["Luis Cabral" <cabral@merconet.com.br>]

Hello

I started using linux, and I am enthusiasmed.
I installed a Debian distribution in a very standard
PC (Pentium 200, 32 mb, SVGA, 200 Mb on linux partition).
I installed also xfree86 and KDE.

KDE and packaged applications (man etc) work.
But I can´t make anything else work! I downloaded Netscape
4.5, installed it successfully, and when I run
it, it says: Segmentation Fault.
I downloaded Wordperfect 8 and, after many tries, I
installed it successfully; but xwp says: Floating
point fault.
I installed also a CAD called SISCAD-P, and it says
also: Floating point fault.
I tried with other softwares (downloaded from the net)
with similar results.

You see, I wish use linux not for hacking, but as a
stable desktop environment, and I do not wish spend hours
editing config files and chmod-ing etc to make it work.

Can anyone help me?

Thank you
Luis Cabral