On Tuesday 27 May 2003 10:26 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 10:55 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 27 May 2003 9:37 pm, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > <snip> > > > > When installing SO you have to enable it's networking > > > capability to allow all users acces. To do so, become > > > root, go to the directory where you have all the binaries > > > ( its located a few directories below the main one), find > > > the file named *setup*. - And - at this point, I would > > > open a console, su into root, verify once again that the > > > *setup* file is there ( easy : type ls setup) and then > > > issue the command : setup -net (earlier on, in my > > > OS/2-days it was setup /net, so if one doesn't work, try > > > the other). > > > > > > This should open the installation process, enjoy. > > > > > > Then - if everything goes OK, back out of root (close all > > > windows) and as a normal user, go back to the very same > > > directory once again. Now, issue the command : setup. That > > > way you'll only install about 1.5 MB in every users > > > /home/user directory. Very cool. > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > > > Is it worth making this into a HOW-TO for the twiki? > > > > Anne > > </snip> > > You decide, Anne. But on the other hand there is extensive info > in the readme file of SO. Couldn't harm, though. > > Kaj Haulrich.
Not for me to decide, at all. But I would say that newbies often don't find files like this until later, and help files don't come into play if they haven't managed to start the program. So, if you wouldn't mind doing a write-up on this, I think it would help. Particularly if, having talked them through what's needed you also point them at how to find the relevant docs. Anne
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