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Date:      Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:31:17 +0000
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
To:        Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com>
Cc:        Kevin Weiss <kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: oops...forgot about apps
Message-ID:  <36AB2EB5.365C6352@uk.radan.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901242119050.6362-100000@corp.au.triax.com>

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Jim Mock wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Kevin Weiss wrote:
> 
> > ok...when I installed FreeBSD...I also installed the following:
> >
> > 1) acroread - can't get it to run
> 
> This needs the linux emulation.  Be sure you have it installed and
> running.
> 

An extra point on this. If you try to run the acroread binary
(/usr/local/Acrobat3/bin/acroread) you get the following, even with
Linux emulation:

The OS named FreeBSD version 2.2.8-RELEASE is currently not installed.
Try running on a installed platform and connecting to your display.
Installed platform(s) include the following:
  Intel/Linux

You must start it from the shell script /usr/local/bin/acroread

[snip]

> > 6) swisswatch - How do I make this my default clock
> 
> Eh?

If it's an app, then add it to ~/.xinitrc

> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
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