John Rigby wrote:
>
> Hi Sridah,
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:08, you manipulated electrons to produce:
> >
> >
> > What do you mean by "the program is nowhere to be seen"? The RPM is
> > installed, right? Try this from a command line:
> >
> > rpm -q packagename
>
> ********** Yup - says same as the GUI Manager: is installed!!??
> BUT no search finds it, either in RPM or Dir or Desktop start.
>
> >
> > Which particular IBM WebSphere app are you installing? "WebSphere"
> > refers to a family of apps. If you are installing the HomePage
> > Builder, you need IBM's own Wine package (as described on their web
> > site). Also, you can't use this app if you have XFree 4.x (you need
> > 3.x or lower).
> Unfortunately, IBM chose not to display this clearly
> > on their site, so I had to find out the hard way. To find out your
> > version of X, type "X -version" at a command line.
>
> *********** Xfree 3.3.6 as supplied with my "new" M8 Powerpak.
> So, does this mean I should upgrade Xfree anyway?
> As this means really that HPBuilder is really a Windoze program, I'm
> no longer THAT keen!!
> I thought it was the other way around. I understood it started life
> as TopPage(?) and was bought by IBM and ported to Doze!
>
> But where has IglooFTP gone, as well??
>
>
> --
> Cheers?
>
> John
>
> Fablor now Webhosting?? What on earth for?? Info here:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (it's only an Autoresponder) :-)
Try opening a console window. Type in: su and then your password. Type
in: updatedb and press the [enter] key.
Sit back, as this can take several minutes.
In response to upgrading XFree, you do not have to upgrade all the time.
Some cards work poorly with the higher version of XFree.
In my case, I am sticking with 3.3.x
Roman
Registered Linux User #179293
"su is not the root of your problem
but the start of a new journey"
