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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: Gary Geisbert <ggeisbert@e-centives.com>
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Subject: Re: Aol's linux AIM client?
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* Gary Geisbert <ggeisbert@e-centives.com> [010102 09:09] wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone had succussfully installed Aol's Linux Instant
> Messanger on FreeBSD.  I've messed with Gaim before, but I was hoping
> for an AIM client with a little more stability.  I downloaded the .rpm
> from www.aim.aol.com, and did 'rpm2cpio aim-whatever-it-was.rpm | cpio
> -i --quiet', and it put everything where it's supposed to go in
> /usr/local.
> 
> When I try to run it, it says 'libgtk-1.2.so.2 not found' or something
> to that effect.  I was reading the FAQ on AOL's page, and it says:
> 
> 
> Q: Is it possible for me to run Linux AIM in other Unix systems like
> FreeBSD? 
>                             A: Some users reported they can run it under
> FreeBSD with the following conditions:
> 
>                                  1.) Linux Compatibility must be
> enabled; 2.) The files inux files libgdk-1.2.so.0 and
>                                  libgtk-1.2.so.0 must be placed in the
> /compat/linux/lib directory. 
> 
> 
> 
> I already have Linux compatibility enabled and functional, but I can't
> find these 2 files that I'm supposed to put in /compat/linux/lib.  I did
> a find in /usr/X11R6/lib, but was unable to turn anything up.
> 
> Has anyone gotten this to work?

I would try to download the rpm for gtk, then you should be fine.

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