Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 09:21:27 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Gary Geisbert <ggeisbert@e-centives.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Aol's linux AIM client? Message-ID: <20010102092126.L19572@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <3A52097A.CBD383BC@e-centives.com>; from ggeisbert@e-centives.com on Tue, Jan 02, 2001 at 12:01:46PM -0500 References: <3A52097A.CBD383BC@e-centives.com>
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* Gary Geisbert <ggeisbert@e-centives.com> [010102 09:09] wrote: > I was wondering if anyone had succussfully installed Aol's Linux Instant > Messanger on FreeBSD. I've messed with Gaim before, but I was hoping > for an AIM client with a little more stability. I downloaded the .rpm > from www.aim.aol.com, and did 'rpm2cpio aim-whatever-it-was.rpm | cpio > -i --quiet', and it put everything where it's supposed to go in > /usr/local. > > When I try to run it, it says 'libgtk-1.2.so.2 not found' or something > to that effect. I was reading the FAQ on AOL's page, and it says: > > > Q: Is it possible for me to run Linux AIM in other Unix systems like > FreeBSD? > A: Some users reported they can run it under > FreeBSD with the following conditions: > > 1.) Linux Compatibility must be > enabled; 2.) The files inux files libgdk-1.2.so.0 and > libgtk-1.2.so.0 must be placed in the > /compat/linux/lib directory. > > > > I already have Linux compatibility enabled and functional, but I can't > find these 2 files that I'm supposed to put in /compat/linux/lib. I did > a find in /usr/X11R6/lib, but was unable to turn anything up. > > Has anyone gotten this to work? I would try to download the rpm for gtk, then you should be fine. -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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