help getting X and openwin to work?
I had no luck getting X to run on my first installation of Debian 1.1 from the Gold cd from I-connect. So I completely re-loaded the distribution, taking extra care to resolve the dependency conflicts. When I got to the configure packages section, I noticed in the error message "dpkg - Configure returned error exit status 1" that there were still a couple of things not installed right. So I went back and fixed that, and everything configured fine except the X server setup. After fixing a problem with the mouse in XF86Config, I got X up and running fairly well. I think it is giving me fvwm as the default window manager, and the middle mouse button doesn't work right ( the menu flashes a lot and I cannot select anything on that menu). I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the Linux openwin logo, but before the screen turns blue, the X-server exits with the message lwm: can't find library 'libolg.so.3' That library exists in the openwin/lib hierarchy, so I think there must be a link missing somewhere, possibly between /usr/X11/lib and somewhere. Do you know anything about this, or can I give you any more information to help me solve this? Thanks!! --- Ken Gaugler URL:http://users.aimnet.com/~keng "The life of a Repo Man is ALWAYS INTENSE..."
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
> > Linux openwin logo, but before the screen turns blue, the X-server > > exits with the message > > lwm: can't find library 'libolg.so.3' [.. snap ..] > This is a shared library and for libraries to be found you have to run > ldconfig as root after moving or installing libraries. Also make sure /usr/openwin/lib is mentioned in /etc/ldconfig. Another option is to add /usr/openwin/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH using export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/openwin/lib if you use bash, or setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/openwin/lib if you use tcsh or csh. Wichert.
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
> >> I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory >> /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over >> to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the > >As a Sun workstation user, I also prefer running openwin. I was under the >impression that this product was owned by Sun and not available for other >platforms but I heard that some Linux distributions provided it (Redhat). >I've looked on the internet for openwin, but could never find anything. >Where can I find a version that will run under Debian? - something that is >easily transportable. Can we expect to see a Debian distribution of >openwin anytime soon? First, correct if I am wrong, Bruce, but the xview toolkit does not currently have a maintainer and therefore no Debian packages as of yet. (I have been thinking about since I have used xview for several years, but I have been swamp to give it what is due) Second, Openwin is a desktop environment. The OpenLook (tm) window manager is olwm or olvwm. With the last release of xview (3.2p1) you roughly get the WM and shelltool. ...Bill,
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Jim Worthington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory > > /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over > > to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the > > As a Sun workstation user, I also prefer running openwin. I was under the > impression that this product was owned by Sun and not available for other > platforms but I heard that some Linux distributions provided it > (Redhat). A long story ... OpenLook is a user interface specification, looking like what Sun offered years ago (pre-X11 times) as SunView. XView is an implementation of the SunView API (with enhancements) and looks very much like OpenLook. In order to say that it looks like OpenLook you need a licence from Sun, this seems to cost money. XView is available under a BSD-style licence. The XView distribution includes the library and some client programs, the most advanced are texttool and cmdtool. OpenWindows is the whole toolset as offered by Sun. This includes XView and more client programs (filetool, some calender and others). It isn't freely available. (Mistakes are mine ...) > I've looked on the internet for openwin, but could never find > anything. You should have looked for XView, since OpenWindows isn't freely available. > Where can I find a version that will run under Debian? On ftp.debian.org, but you have to wait some days. I will upload xview including the XView-included client programs next week. Sven -- Sven Rudolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; WWW : http://www.sax.de/~sr1/
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
> So I went back and fixed that, and everything configured fine > except the X server setup. After fixing a problem with the > mouse in XF86Config, I got X up and running fairly well. I think it > is giving me fvwm as the default window manager, and the middle mouse > button doesn't work right ( the menu flashes a lot and I cannot select > anything on that menu). In /etc/X11 there are a few files and dirs which you might want to modify a bit. > I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory > /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over > to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the > Linux openwin logo, but before the screen turns blue, the X-server > exits with the message > lwm: can't find library 'libolg.so.3' > > That library exists in the openwin/lib hierarchy, so I think there must > be a link missing somewhere, possibly between /usr/X11/lib and somewhere. > Do you know anything about this, or can I give you any more information > to help me solve this? This is a shared library and for libraries to be found you have to run ldconfig as root after moving or installing libraries. Erick
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
> I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory > /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over > to there (bin, lib, etc.) I can get openwin to start, display the As a Sun workstation user, I also prefer running openwin. I was under the impression that this product was owned by Sun and not available for other platforms but I heard that some Linux distributions provided it (Redhat). I've looked on the internet for openwin, but could never find anything. Where can I find a version that will run under Debian? - something that is easily transportable. Can we expect to see a Debian distribution of openwin anytime soon? Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: help getting X and openwin to work?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ken Gaugler) writes: > I really prefer running openwin, so I created the directory > /usr/openwin and copied all the stuff from my Slackware system over > to there (bin, lib, etc.) FYI: I will upload a xview package including the openwin-like programs next week. Sven -- Sven Rudolph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; WWW : http://www.sax.de/~sr1/
