Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:02:58 -0800 From: "Thomas Foster" <tbonius@comcast.net> To: "Dick Hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: enable linux compatibility Message-ID: <002201c50624$63041b50$c900a8c0@ostros> References: <20050129053412.24839.qmail@web51704.mail.yahoo.com> <002001c505de$6077a6e0$c900a8c0@ostros> <20050129100410.GA22972@lothlorien.nagual.st>
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Well, personally I use linux_base-8.. but you can use whichever suits your needs.. exactly what linux binaries are you attempting to run on this system? T ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick Hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st> To: "Thomas Foster" <tbonius@comcast.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:04 AM Subject: Re: enable linux compatibility > On 29 Jan Thomas Foster wrote: >> Try downloading a linux binary or installing a linux based application >> from ports.. if you do not get any elf binary errors then yo umost >> likely have the linux compatibility enabled correctly. The only other >> thing to watch for are any programs that might require linprocfs > > My FreeBSD-4.11R system gives me on "portupgrade linux_base" an upgrade > to some RH-7.3 linux release. Lots of other ports seem to relate to > linux_base-8. If I deinstall linux_base, WHAT other port package do I > really need (want). There is lots of them nowadays (redhat, debian, > suse; I lost track..) > > -- > dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE > ++ Running FreeBSD 4.11 ++ FreeBSD 5.3 > + Nai tiruvantel ar vayuvantel i Valar tielyanna nu vilja >
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