Troy wrote:
>
> Strange problem here,
>
> I recently installed FreeBSD 4.2. I think it is XFree86 4.xx.
FreeBSD 4.2 would have had XFree86 3.3.5 (or thereabouts) by default.
> It did not
> install a web browser other than the original kfm. I went back to the cd and
> did a post install of Athena and Netscape. After the install, those programs
> are nowhere to be found, even after a reboot.
Nowhere to be found? Did you look in /usr/local/ ? Well, the Athena
widget library would be installed in /usr/X11R6/lib. Netscape
{Navigator,Communicator} should be found in /usr/local/bin, or at least
a symlink there, depending on which of the many versions you picked.
BTW, rebooting doesn't make files magically appear if they weren't there
before.
> So I went to the web(with kfm)
> to find an updated browser. I can find them, but it will not let me download
> them. I do not know if it is because kfm is sadly out of date or what. It
> tells me it cannot open the file. Also, while surfing the web, graphics in the
> kfm browser either do not show up, or flash in and out of sight. Any ideas on
> this one?
I know nothing about this kfm thing (must be a package, it's certainly
not part of the base system). Can't help you there.
You should certainly have no trouble installing Netscape Navigator from
the cd, however. Either from a text console or in an xterm (or
equivalent):
1. su to root
2. run /stand/sysinstall
3. pick "Configure" from the first menu
4. pick "Packages" from the Configuration menu
5. pick "CDROM" from the Installation Media" menu
6. pick "www" from the list of categories
7. pick "netscape-communicator-4.76" (or another as you like)
8. choose OK a few times, then exit a few times, ...
Furrfu, that's a lot of steps! Alternatively:
1. su as above
2. mount /cdrom (if you've got it in your /etc/fstab)
3. cd /cdrom/packages/www
4. ls *netscape* to find the one you want
5. pkg_add <whichever you chose>
6. cd && umount /cdrom && exit
Still a lot of steps. But all of 'em are really, really easy.
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