Thanks to Patrick, and all for help here. In earlier debugging, I had inadvertantly deleted /etc/X11/X, and made this a symbolic link to the xserver (hard-linked to /usr/X11R6/bin/X).
This is a good way to hose your setup with the wrapper! It's nice to see that Debian will just plain refuse to run the executable for non root users in this case.... Regarding the Netscape install .deb script, this has worked out fine, but a small problem remains: Unless I execute Netscape with an explicit pathname, I am returned with an error message "netscape not installed". I beleive this may by symptomatic from my earlier install attempt with an alien conversion of the RedHat RPM. Is there something simple I can do to switch the install status as reflected in the Debian package database? Thanks All Again, Jeremiah Cornelius ---Patrick Ouellette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd try reinstalling X, then getting the Netscape installer > deb package (there used to be one, you have to grab netscape > off a Netscape site then install the .deb). > > You can reinstall packages by having the .deb file available > (in the current working directory, or append the path to the > file name) then using dpkg -i <deb file name>. > > My guess is you will need to reinstall xbase and your xserver. > > > Pat > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > == Jeremiah Cornelius "Been there, done that, and have the T-shirt." _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
