In my earlier reply, I stated that I used KDE, it's actually SuSE 9.0. I don't know much about computers -- I can recite what I see or hear, but my husband does know quite a bit about them .
Susan Kaplan wrote: > > > From: > > > > http://corel.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/753851/related/1/kw/linux/p/8/r_id/166 > > > Answer ID 753851 - What distributions can WordPerfect® for > Linux® run under ? > > > What Linux distributions can WordPerfect for Linux run under ? > > WordPerfect® for Linux® will run under most distributions capable of > running X11R6 ( Xfree86 ). > > The products recommended requirements are as follows: > > * Intel® Pentium Processor II 400 Megahertz. ( or equivalent ). > * 64 Megabytes of ram or greater. • 100 Megabytes worth of free > disk space. > * Linux kernel 2.0.x, 2.2.x or 2.4.x. > * Xfree86 v3.3.5 or greater. > > Minimum requirements: > > * Intel 486 DX33 ( or equivalent ). > * 16 Megabytes of ram or greater. > * 100 Megabytes worth of free disk space. > * Linux kernel 2.0.x, 2.2.x or 2.4.x. > * Xfree86 v3.3.5 or greater. > > NOTE: Please ensure that your system meets the minimum system > requirements for your Linux distribution. > > WordPerfect for Linux has been tested and is known to work with the > following: > > * Xandros® v1.0 > * SuSE® v8.2 > * Redhat® v9.x > * Mandrake® v9.x > * Slakware® v9.x > > The product should work under different distributions or different > versions however desktop icons and menu icons may not install or > appear correctly. > > Notes: > > * > Language Distributions: English (US, UK, CDN, AUS) and French > (CDN, FR). > * > Libraries: WP Linux ships with its own compatibility libraries > and installs them as /usr/i386-compat-gnulibc1/lib. It installs > a script named xwp in /usr/bin that points to /wpbin/wplauncher, > which sets a library path to the required libraries. > * > Printer Drivers: WP Linux does not ship with new printer > drivers. The printer configuration is set up by default for > Passthru Postscript and prints to WPSpool. To print WP8 with a > specified printer driver, select raw. Either create a raw > printer with CUPS or add -oraw in the LPR Options box in the > Select Destinations dialog. > * > WP Linux ships with 130 fonts. A Readme in ~/wplinux/wpbin > details font installation. > > However, the last dated entry I can find is Date Updated: 12/23/2009 > and I believe Corel dropped Linux support. I could be wrong. Best to > check with RedHat or IBM as they sell enterprise packages which > include word processing solutions, etc. I think SuSE had the WP8 > downloadable if memory serves me and here's something I Googled: > http://tldp.org/FAQ/WordPerfect-Linux-FAQ/downloadwp8.html > > Better yet, try OpenOffice. It is completely stable, runs on Linux, > FreeBSD, Max OS X, and it even runs on the Wondoze XP clones at LCC > (if you sneak in with it on PortableApps on your flash device). It is > free and nearly 99.1% > MS Office compatible. Check it out: http://www.openoffice.org/ > > > > --Kaplan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
