Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 17:57:06 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Peter Hawkins <peter@clari.net.au> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, custserv2@corel.ca Subject: Re: Howto: wordperfect 8 Message-ID: <199812200157.RAA04126@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 20 Dec 1998 12:21:06 %2B1100." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812201145480.10608-100000@dana.clari.net.au>
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> Ever wanted to turn that little dos partition into a swap partition? Well > now is your chance and while you're at it you'll be helping to make your > stand against OS monopolies by supporting Corel in what is a brave and > commendable move. Actually, it's pretty light on swap. > Corel released wp 8 for linux this week and after some playing I managed to > make it run. the 90 day free trial version is at http://www.downloads.com. > It will read your word documents and provides as good or better functionality > than Word IMHO. Not quite as good, but perhaps more reliable. It does a barely tolerable job of reading Word documents. > Unfortunately it does not install as documented but you can do it anyway as > follows: It does, actually, install as documented if you use the single-large-file method. > 1. download the kit, either as one large file or as the 7 component files > > 2. Check that you have linux emulation on as follows: > > modstat > you should see a line something like this: > EXEC 0 0 f8bbd000 0020 f8bc4010 1 linux_mod > > If linux_mod is there, go to step 3. > > If you do not have linux emulation on, install the linux emulation > kit (/usr/ports/emulators/linux_lib) and load the emulator by > setting linux_enable="YES" in your /etc/rc.conf and (to save > a reboot) typing: > > /usr/bin/linux" It's important to start the emulator *before* you install the linux_lib port. > 3. start X11 (startx) if it is not already running xdm? > 4. the distribution is *not* gzcompressed despite the extensions and the > documentation. Just use tar xvf to extract the kit. (if you get it as > seven separate parts, each is a separate tar file and untar them all > separately: > > foreach i (0 1 2 3 4 5 6) > tar xvf GUI0${i}.GZ > done The files *are* compressed; you may be falling victim to a bug in Netscape which will uncompress the file but leave its extension in place. > 5. The Runme installer fails so to install do the following in the directory > from which you did step 4 above: > > cd linux/bin > cat mwp?? > mwp > cd ../../shared > foreach i ( sf5028 sf5128 prs_b prs_g prs5028 prs5128 ) > cp ${i}.us ${i}c.us > done > cd .. > ln -s shared/install.wp . > ./install.wp The Runme installer works fine, again if you're using the single-large-file download. Note that in that case there is no "linux/ bin" directory. > 6. (a) Don't attempt to install non-us dictionaries or thesauruses - if you > can work out how let me know! They do not seem to be there for me. You'll have to buy the CDROM. > (b) ignore the warnings about files not being found There are none if you've done it properly. > (c) ignore the lack of printer drivers in the menu and continue without > installing a printer - it seems to install them all anyway (at least > it did for me) They will all be there in the menu if you've done it properly. > Peter > > Clarinet Internet Solutions Peter Hawkins > 381 Swan St Richmond, > Vic, Australia Ph: +61-3-9421 2006 Fax: +61-3-9421 2007 You are in violation of the WordPerfect 8 license agreement. 8) -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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