Re: can't install Netscape (solved)
Thanks, that works!
I had already pulled down the gz for netscape and so took the manual install
route. (I didn't know how to point apt-get at the local copy.) Manual
install went smoothly, but netscape wouldn't load. Creating an alias of the
old lib name using ln faked 4.75 into accepting a newer version of
libstdc++. That's ok, right?
Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: "ktb" <x.y.f@home.com>
To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 10:15 PM
Subject: Re: can't install Netscape
> On Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 10:02:43PM -0800, Robin Rowe wrote:
> > I read somewhere that if I put the Netscape gz file in /tmp then dselect
> > will figure out to install it. That doesn't do it. I'm trying to install
> > 4.75. What's the procedure?
> >
>
> That's the way you used to do it. If your running Potato just -
> apt-get install netscape-smotif-472
> or whatever version you want. Search for the exact packages at
> the debian web site.
>
> > Related question, for gz files that have no debian install smarts at all
how
> > do I install those? Do I just create a directory somewhere? How do I
gunzip
> > and untar in one step? Is there an easy/automated way to install a
program
> > in the WindowMaker menus or do I need to manually config files? If
manual,
> > what config file do I look for?
> >
>
> Stick the tar file in /usr/local
> unpack it with "tar xvfz file.tar.gz"
> cd to the new directory created and read the documentation there
> usually INSTALL or README is a good place to start.
> I don't use windowmaker, sorry.
> hth,
> kent
>
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