Re: Debian applications - where to get them???
On Sun, May 23, 1999 at 06:16:33PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
> "Nadarajah, Dinesh" wrote:
> >
> > I am running into problems getting applications for Debian.
> >
> > 1. I wanted to get the Communicator 4.5 and so I checked the Debian
> > archives. There is a listing for Communicator 4.5 but when I add up the file
> > sizes, they don't match nowhere close to the Netscape Binary posting (of
> > around 12MB). Are there any other files that I should be installing along
> > with these (there are no other dependencies shown on the package listing)
> > ???
> >
> > 2. I have seen posting on Real G2 player for Linux but I could not find
> > it at www.real.com <http://www.real.com> . Is there a G2 player for Linux
> > yet or is it still version 5.0?
> >
> > 3. I wanted to download x11amp (also called winamp in the Windows
> > world) to play MP3 files but could not find it anywhere. Any suggestions on
> > where I might be able to get a copy (preferably in .deb format)? (Any
> > suggestions for a better player are also welcome :-) ).
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -D
>
> Because of licensing issues, Debian doesn't distribute the actual
> Netscape program; just the installer. You need to download Communicator
> from Netscape's site, copy it to /tmp, then install the Netscape Debian
> package (you might need to rename the downloaded file as per the
> instructions during the install). This should get you going.
This is no longer the case and navigator and communicator packages exist
in both slink and potato (in non-free). There are multiple packages
required for the installation.
Bob
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