xwp: can't load library 'libXt.so.6
Hi, I recently started getting this error, while maintianing an up-tp-date slink. Does wp8 need the old xlib6 from oldlibs? -- Jim Foltz [EMAIL PROTECTED] ACORN techie AOL/IM: jim foltz
Re: XWP - NOT!
James R. Lunsford wrote:
Hello all. I installed Wordperfect 8 into /usr/local/wp8 and there's
no xwp file to be found anywhere on my system. The only thing that was
really out of the ordinary in my installation was that it didn't run
under X. I got some kind of error message and it ran in an xterm
window. Anyone have any clues as to why I can't run wordperfect on my
system? I saw a message about placing DISPLAY=:0.0 into my profile or
one of the bash files to eliminate some problems, but I don't know if
that will help.
Hmmm, I believe I installed wp8 to /usr/local/ too. The xwp binary is
found on
my system at /usr/local/lib/xwp/wpbin/xwp. Lord knows why they made it so
complicated.
I also read what John said about security. I don't think this is
necessary. I
installed wp8 as root, but use a normal user to actually use it. No special
tricks were necessary. As for calling the binary, I added this to my bash
startup:
xwp () {
pushd /usr/local/lib/xwp/wpbin
./xwp
popd
}
export xwp
My normal user just types 'xwp' in an xterm to run it.
--
Ed C.
Re: XWP - NOT!
- This sounds like an X windows security problem. If you login - and run X as one user, then open an Xterm and su to another - user, that second user cannot run any graphical applications in - X for security reasons. - - So if you loged in and ran X as your normal user account (as you - should) then did su to change to root account to install Word - Perfect (as your are told to do) then you have a permision - problem. - - You can overide the security of X by using a command called - xhost. If you type: - - xhost + - - then any user from anywhere in the universe is allowed to run - graphical applications on your X windows, this can be fun (and - also very dangerous if you dont have any other security measures - and are connected to the internet). - - A slightly safer solution is to use the following command: - - xhost +yourcomputername - - this will allow anyone who is logged on to your computer to run - graphical applications. Hmmm maybe using named pipe for DISPLAY would help - root can open any named pipe; dunno if X authorization will allow that. even ssh localhost -l root would be good; you must allow logins to root at least for localhost; using /bin/login and /etc/login.access would be good for this; you must of course turn it on in /etc/ssh/sshd_config too -- Matus fantomas Uhlar, sysadmin at NETLAB+ Kosice, Slovakia BIC coord for *.sk; admin of netlab.irc.sk; co-admin of irc.felk.cvut.cz Linux IS user friendly, it's just selective who its friends are...
Re: XWP - NOT!
On Thu, Jan 07, 1999 at 02:35:20AM -0500, Ed Cogburn wrote: James R. Lunsford wrote: Hello all. I installed Wordperfect 8 into /usr/local/wp8 and there's no xwp file to be found anywhere on my system. The only thing that was really out of the ordinary in my installation was that it didn't run under X. I got some kind of error message and it ran in an xterm window. Anyone have any clues as to why I can't run wordperfect on my system? I saw a message about placing DISPLAY=:0.0 into my profile or one of the bash files to eliminate some problems, but I don't know if that will help. Hmmm, I believe I installed wp8 to /usr/local/ too. The xwp binary is found on my system at /usr/local/lib/xwp/wpbin/xwp. Lord knows why they made it so complicated. Well, I installed wp8 as root into /usr/local/wp8. Whenever I try to start xwp as anyone, it segfaults. Any ideas? I ran strace on it and it stops either at getpid() or mprotect. Rahsheen
XWP - NOT!
Hello all. I installed Wordperfect 8 into /usr/local/wp8 and there's no xwp file to be found anywhere on my system. The only thing that was really out of the ordinary in my installation was that it didn't run under X. I got some kind of error message and it ran in an xterm window. Anyone have any clues as to why I can't run wordperfect on my system? I saw a message about placing DISPLAY=:0.0 into my profile or one of the bash files to eliminate some problems, but I don't know if that will help. TIA. --
Re: XWP - NOT!
This sounds like an X windows security problem. If you login and run X as one user, then open an Xterm and su to another user, that second user cannot run any graphical applications in X for security reasons. So if you loged in and ran X as your normal user account (as you should) then did su to change to root account to install Word Perfect (as your are told to do) then you have a permision problem. You can overide the security of X by using a command called xhost. If you type: xhost + then any user from anywhere in the universe is allowed to run graphical applications on your X windows, this can be fun (and also very dangerous if you dont have any other security measures and are connected to the internet). A slightly safer solution is to use the following command: xhost +yourcomputername this will allow anyone who is logged on to your computer to run graphical applications. Summary: Login as normal user and run X Use the xhost command Change to root Run the WordPerfect install Pray !!! Hope this helps. James R. Lunsford wrote: Hello all. I installed Wordperfect 8 into /usr/local/wp8 and there's no xwp file to be found anywhere on my system. The only thing that was really out of the ordinary in my installation was that it didn't run under X. I got some kind of error message and it ran in an xterm window. Anyone have any clues as to why I can't run wordperfect on my system? I saw a message about placing DISPLAY=:0.0 into my profile or one of the bash files to eliminate some problems, but I don't know if that will help. -- John Stevenson, Objective Alliance: www.oa.nl Its grip'd, its sorted..
