Hi [EMAIL PROTECTED]; unless Mutt is confused, you wrote: > > Subject: Netscape - Newbie Linux User > Date: Sun, Nov 29, 1998 at 12:27:53AM -0500 > > In reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > Wuz up all? > > > > Alright here is my problem. I have Debian 2.0 installed. I downloaded > > [navigator-v45-export.x86-unknown-linux2.0.tar] from ftp6.netscape.com. I > > installed it and everything. Now when ever I go to the installed dir > > [/usr/local/netscape] and i type ./netscape it gets an error message > > [unable to load library libXpm.so.4]. I then did a search with dselect to > > find the package [xpm4.7] which contains the [libXpm.so.4] lib. Then i did > > dpkg -i xpm4.7 and it wouldn't install it. I don't wanna go through with > > dselect because that takes forever! And apt doesn't work with my cd-rom :( > > Any suggestions? > > > Use lynx, take a look in the debian-user archives. There have been a > _bunch_ of people with the same problem. I recall that you have to > download 4-5 packages to get it working 'the debian' way. Look for > mail from Ed Cogburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> as he found most of the > answers to the problem. > > HTH > > > > Thanx > > > > NoDg
I am using non-debianized _libc6 (aka glibc)_ version of netscape4.5 with slink debian without this problem. I think the package you need woud be xpm4g (which is libc6 based) and _not_ xpm4.7 (which is libc5 based). My libXpm.so.4 is part of the xpm4g package. HTH damir
