Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 09:39:48 +0100 (MET) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: keithl@wakko.gil.net (Keith Leonard) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netscape 3.01?? Message-ID: <199701150839.JAA17975@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970114201514.18757A-100000@wakko.gil.net> from Keith Leonard at "Jan 14, 97 08:20:26 pm"
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> Howdy, > > Sorry for all the questions lately, however: > > I've downloaded Netscape 3.01 for BSD/FeeBSD (unknown???) and installed [I > tried package add and it failed - apparently the directories have changed] > it. It mentions XKeysm??? (something) which should be in /usr/lib/X11. so > I created the directory and put it there. It still craps out on startup > and fails to to function. I didn't have this problem with the older > version (but it looks like they aren't offering the older version any > longer - hows that for progress) You should install netscape once from the FreeBSD ports or packages so that you have the correct installation prerequisites for newer versions. Installing a newer netscape is then a piece of cake. netscape itself is a shell script under FreeBSD which does the appropriate environmantal settings and then starts the binary, netscape.bin. It all sits in /usr/local/lib/netscape > > Any Ideas, suggestion, etc > TIA > > Keith > keithl@gil.net > ------------------------------------------------------ > Character is what you are in the dark - John Warfin > ------------------------------------------------------ > > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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