Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:10:01 -0700 From: Brett Rogers <loki_bsd@cox.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: AZNPrideChinese@worldnet.att.net Subject: Re: i am having trouble using aim Message-ID: <200206132310.01836.loki_bsd@cox.net> In-Reply-To: <20020614060613.TZBI13408.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@there> References: <20020613212940.GSRC13408.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@there> <200206132246.22039.loki_bsd@cox.net> <20020614060613.TZBI13408.mtiwmhc22.worldnet.att.net@there>
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On Thursday 13 June 2002 11:06 am, you wrote: > On Friday 14 June 2002 01:46 am, you wrote: > > On Thursday 13 June 2002 03:54 am, you wrote: > > > On Thursday 13 June 2002 05:58 pm, you wrote: > > > > On Thursday 13 June 2002 02:29 am, AZNPrideChinese wrote: > > > > > they say i need to enable linux compatibility, how do i do that= ? > > > > > plus they say the files inux files libgdk-1.2.so.0 and > > > > > libgtk-1.2.so.0 must be placed in the /compat/linux/lib directo= ry, > > > > > where do i find those two files? > > > > > > > > =09Try running /stand/sysinstall, goto configure, and startup. T= here > > > > should be a linux compatibility option. If I'm not mistaken, thi= s > > > > downloads and installs whatever packages are necessary automatica= lly. > > > > The only problem Ive found doing this is that release name in opt= ions > > > > must be modified beforehand. I was using 4.6-RC4 in this field on= the > > > > master FTP server, but now it doesnt seem to accept that. If you > > > > change the field to 4.6-RELEASE, it works on the master site, but= for > > > > any mirrors, you may have to play around to find what field it wi= ll > > > > accept. Hope this helps. > > > > > > > > -Brett > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > thanks for the response, fyi i am very new to unix, and i just figu= red > > > out how to get online with freebsd, i'm a windows user but i decide= d to > > > change, anyway back to the point. i ran /stand/sysinstall and the o= nly > > > thing coming close to looking like enabling linux compatibility is = this > > > host wants to be able to run linux binaries. which is already check= ed. > > > and i'm not really sure i get what you said about the release names= and > > > all > > > > If it's already checked, you shouldnt have to worry about it too much= =2E > > What is the error you are getting when running AIM and what vers. of > > FreeBSD r u using? also, did you check .xinitrc in your user's home = dir? > > To start KDE the line startkde should be the only thing in there > > i brought the freebsd power pak 4.4 in comp usa, as for error running a= im > i'll have to download it again, cuz i just reformatted my hard drive. a= nd i > don't have any problems starting kde, and yes the only thing in the > .xinitrc file is exec startkde. when i tried the command > cd/user/ports/x11-toolkits/linux-gtk > make install, it says > > >>gtk+-1.2.5-2.i386.rpm doesn't seem to exist in /usr/ports/distfiles/r= pm. > >>Attempting to fetch from > > ftp://ftp.freesoftware.com/pub/linux/redhat/old-releases/redhate-6.1/i3= 86/R >edHat/RPMS/. fetch: gtk+-1.2.5-2.i386.rpm: Operation timed out Were you connected to the internet at the time? And try copying your .kd= e dir=20 from /root to your users home dir To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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