Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:37:46 -0400 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Al Stodolski" <STODOLSK@symbol.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Commercial Applications (even free ones)! Message-ID: <199810232039.QAA09899@laker.net>
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On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 16:17:27 -0400, Al Stodolski wrote: >When an application is referring to OS types, and Linux is mentioned can I also assume FreeBSD as well? No. Some Linux apps will run under FreeBSD's Linux emulator and some won't. Either ask on this list about a specific app, or simply install it and try it. Note that Oracle is porting to Linux and it doesn't run under FreeBSD yet. Oracle is also rumored to have a natice FreeBSD port running internally. Call or write Oracle if you are interested. >For example, Partition Magic wants to know what type of OS it will be making a partion for. One of the choices is Linux. >Can I assume that this partition will be the same for FreeBSD as for Linux ? You don't need to use Partition Magic to create a FreeBSD partition, just to make room for it. >What do I need to know to install an "app" intended for Linux but will be targeted for FreeBSD. Varies on a per app basis. Ask this list and/or the developer of the app. >Is it just the ELF vs a.out issue or are there other considerations. If you are asking these questions, I'd say you are not a good candidate for running 3.0 R. If you are not an experienced FreeBSD user/admin, it would be easier to use 2.2.7R. And then learn how to track -stable. Trying to do these things while also troubleshooting bugs in 3.0 is not wise, IMNSHO (not so). Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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