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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 08:14:17 -0500
From: "Michael J. Yoder" <myoder@flinthills.com>
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I think FreeBSD is a slight improvement over Linux.  One of the
weaknesses of FreeBSD, compared to Linux, is the lack of compiled
software.  There are many Linux binaries I want to run but I have not
been able to execute them under FreeBSD.

I installed FreeBSD 2.26 using Walnut Creek's 4-disk CDRom set.  The
linux_lib-2.4 library is installed and the Linux modulator is loaded at
boot (verified by issuing "modstat" command after boot).  When I try
running Linux ELF binaries I get a "Command not found" message at the
prompt.  Any suggestions?  I am not sure if Linux a.out binaries work, I
have not tried them yet.

Prior to executing "linux" at boot I started it manually after booting. 
The FreeBSD book I purchased states that the command line prompt changes
after executing "linux", but my prompt did not change.  Does this
suggest something?

Thank you,

Mike Yoder

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