> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007, Michelle wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the info. In answer to you questions: Can I ask why
>>
>> I am trying to install FireFox web browser and you have to install
>> Flash/Shockwave(Adobe Flash Player) which calls for two libraries,
>> glib-1.2.10 and gtk+-1.2.10. When I tried to run glib, it was looking
>
> Where are you trying to insall Firefox from? Blastwave's version
> should pull in all required dependancies, and they support Solaris 8.
>
> BTW, this is kinda offtopic for this mailing list, which meant to be
> for help regarding OpenSolaris. Solaris 8 doesn't count. :-)
>
I am still a believer that anything that runs flawlessly on Solaris 8 will
run flawlessly on Solaris 9 and 10 and Nevada. Drivers and hardware
interface bits and kernel modules don't count. Just userland stuff.
I think that SeaMonkey is a far better way to go than Firefox. Just drag in
the SeaMonkey from Blastwave and then you will be happy. Yes you need to
then install Adobe Acrobat and other crud also but thats life. Even in
Linux land you need to go through that pain.
http://www.blastwave.org/dclarke/GNOME/gnome_004_mozilla.png
That is GNOME 2.16.1 running on old old Sun Ultra 2 hardware and Solaris 8
wit hSeaMonkey and me ownloading Acrobat. When all is said and done you can
not get around the Adobe Acrobat issues with x86 but at least we have it on
Sparc.
So stop banging your head against a wall and just
pkg-get -i seamonkey
Then carry on with whatever else you want to do.
end of ramble ...
Dennis Clarke
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