From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 12 06:37:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA02267 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 12 May 1998 06:37:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from garnet.dgms.com (pc-algier-p.dgms.com [206.67.30.153]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA02261 for ; Tue, 12 May 1998 06:36:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gaa@dgms.com) Received: from dgms.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by garnet.dgms.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA20800; Tue, 12 May 1998 08:35:36 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from gaa@dgms.com) Message-ID: <35584218.86D323A2@dgms.com> Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 08:35:36 -0400 From: Gary Algier X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Jennejohn CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Applixware? References: <199805112231.AAA00708@peedub.muc.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG garyj@muc.de wrote: > > Gary Algier writes: > >I have ApplixWare 4.3.7. I have read on here that this runs on FreeBSD. > >I can't get it to install using the supplied script. It says: > > ELF binary type not known > >when it tries to run executables on the cdrom. > > > >Attempts to use rpm (from the FreeBSD ports collection) yield: > > root@garnet 336% rpm -i applix-english-4.3-2.office.i386.rpm > > package applix-english-4.3-2.office is for a different operating system > > error: applix-english-4.3-2.office.i386.rpm cannot be installed > >Did Red Hat change the ELF format? Is this hopeless? Any suggestions? > > > > I just installed ApplixWare w/o any problems. Read the manpage for rpm and > use the --ignoreos and --noscripts flags when you install it. Oh yeah, I > also had to mkdir /var/local/lib/rpm first. This did it. rpm worked fine, once I used --ignoreos (and I'm always telling my l^Husers to RTFM!) > > Also, make sure that you start the Linuxulator. I use the LKM and start > it with /usr/bin/linux (as root). Of course, you also have to install the > linux_lib port to get the libraries, etc. I already had this running. > > --- > Gary Jennejohn > Home - garyj@muc.de > Work - garyj@fkr.dec.com The application runs (even without brandelf) just fine. Now if I could only get all these people with MicroShaft Office 97 & 98 to send their attachments in Word6.0 format instead, I'll be all set. Anyone know when Applixware will catch up? Thanks for the help. -- Gary Algier, WB2FWZ gary.algier@dgms.com +1 609 608 2758 DGM&S Telecom, 1025 Briggs Rd, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Fax:+1 609 866 8850 Paul Petzoldt on the renaming of Mount Washington: "I Call it the New England Booby Trap. We see Ph.D.'s from private schools taking kids up there in shorts. People die like flies up there!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message