Thanx, that sounds like it ought to do it. I must have had those installed before, but didn't realize it. I'll give it a go. ShalomOut Chal Elder Pcusa Registered Linux user #217118 Charles A Edwards wrote: >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Charles A. Punch >>Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:06 PM >>To: Sridhar Dhanapalan >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: [newbie] Libarary compatibility >> >> >>It's this particular one I'm having the problem with. >>libc5-1.0-2.i386.rpm. I used it once in the past and it >>worked fine. I even had saved it on a zip disk, but my zip >>drive died. I downloaded it from Caldera's site and did the >>same thing I did last time, but this time it didn't work. I >>get a error message. If I unpack it from software manager, it >>tells me it is already installed, which I don't think it >>could possibly be. I have re-installed 8.0 since the time it >>worked and besides that WP8 will not install, as it did the >>last time. The only libraries on my system that I am aware >>of, would be what comes stock with 8.0. If I unpack it from >>Package manager, it does nothing. No big deal though, the >>main reason I wanted it was to print envelopes, because I was >>having trouble getting Star Office to print them right. I >>have since figured out what I was doing wrong there, so this >>was actually a blessing. I learned something new in the >>process. Now there is no hurry to get WP to work so, if I do >>it's just iceing on the cake. Thanx for your concern, not >>only on this, but on the info about GNOME you gave me in the >>past. I am now running Ximian exclusively and not having any >>major problems. I am also planning to get the powerpack when >>8.1 is released, so I'll probably wait until then to *monkey >>with it any more. >> > > >To install WP on either 8.0 or 8.1 you need to install 2 additional >pkgs. >libc-5.3.12-35mdk >ld.so-1.9.11-4mdk >Both are Cooker pkg but the easiest way to find them is using >www.rpmfind.net > >libc will now install with no conflicts. >When you install ld.so set it to upgrade and Replace both files and pkgs. > >I am using WP on both an 8.0 Ximian system and a system with 8.1 Beta3. > > Charles (-: > >Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. >And for too many there are now no tomorrows. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > message.footer > > Content-Type: > > text/plain > Content-Encoding: > > 8bit > >
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