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Re: Netscape Woes



Why not just install the Debian package(s) for 4.76 (assuming you are
running potato or later).  This work fine for me.  IIRC the "bus error"
is avoided by the wrapper script which is contained in the Debian
package installation.

On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 08:12:22AM -0500, Howell Caton wrote:
> 
> As a complete newbie, I had to install linux 2.2 several times before I got
> all the kinks worked out.  Each time I downloaded netscape 2.76 from
> ftp.netscape.com.  I'd get the error message "libstdc++=libc6.1-1.so.2
> not available".  I solved that by linking it to libstdc++=libc6.1-2.so.3,
> which is probably not relevant, but I don't know for sure.  Anyway, it
> worked.
> 
> The last time I re-installed, I used netscape 3.? from the Debian
> distribution.  It worked, but was hopelessly outdated.  So I downloaded
> 4.76 again and installed it over my 3.? installation.  When I ran it, I got
> a "bus error" message.  Thinking that some files from my 3.? version
> wer still around causing incompatibitites with 4.76 stuff, I ripped
> everything out
> and re-installed 4.76.  I still got the "bus error" message.
> 
> I don't have a clue about how to troubleshoot this problem.  Can anyone
> help?
> Thanks!
> 
> 
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