On Monday 05 July 2004 22:40, stephen parkinson wrote:
> got caught by proprietary file formatting :-)
>
> so do i build & install libstdc++2.8 sources or hope for
> a open source program that will import applix aw/ag files ?
You could try Koffice. It has some kind of support for Applix Words
and
On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 08:40:31PM +0100, stephen parkinson wrote:
> my applix was purchased approx 4-5 yrs ago
Last time I looked for an upgrade, it appeared to be no longer
supported. (I'd be happy to be proven wrong)
> i tgz'd the applix dir and now uncompressed on a libranet 2.8.1 box,
got caught by proprietary file formatting :-)
my applix was purchased approx 4-5 yrs ago
i tgz'd the applix dir and now uncompressed on a libranet 2.8.1 box,
applix complains loudly of missing libstdc++ 2.8 libs
so do i build & install libstdc++2.8 sources or hope for
a open source program that w
etup program, an entry to the gnome menu might have been
made.
In a terminal I did:
cd /opt/applix
./applix
This started the applixware iconbar. WITH ONE PROBLEM! I now get an
error every time that says something about not being able to find 12
point Font Helvetica on my syst
I had to use "mount -t iso9660 -o exec /dev/cdrom /cdrom"
The shell script won't execute because the cd filesystem is mounted noexec,
making
all the executables on the cd inoperable, so you have to give it the option to
have
these executable. It's somewhere in the applix install instructions, bu
> Has anyone else installed applix 5.0 from CD ??
login as root
start X
open Xshell
mount -r -t iso9600 /dev/[cdrom] /mnt/cdrom
cd /mnt/cdrom
./setup
...that's all
regards
bernward
Hi,
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Bill Ramsey wrote:
> The instructions assume rpm. There is an install.bsh script but it
> doesn't work. Support sent me a different script and that doesn't work
> either.
>
> Has anyone else installed applix 5.0 from CD ??
I had a similar
I'm new to Debian and Linux. I'm trying to install applix from CD,
brought at a store.
The instructions assume rpm. There is an install.bsh script but it
doesn't work. Support sent me a different script and that doesn't work
either.
Has anyone else installed applix 5.0 from CD ??
It is frustra
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Pap Tibor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm using applixware 4 on a Debian Potato system. I have an old
> Pentium 100 with 64Mb RAM only. It looks fine, can read files coming
> from MS office, and very fast. It takes only few seconds
Hi!
I'm using applixware 4 on a Debian Potato system. I have an old Pentium
100 with 64Mb RAM only. It looks fine, can read files coming from MS
office, and very fast. It takes only few seconds to startup om my machine.
So I don't know any good reason to upgrade it, or change it to anot
Aplixware 5.0 runs well for me under Potato. No problems at all with the
installation.
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Hi,
On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Stefan Bellon wrote:
> A friend of mine runs Applixware 4.4.1 on his Debian system (mixture of
> potato and woody). But he says that it's quite buggy and looks
> outdated. But otherwise it performs quite well. For the installation he
> took the RPMs and
On Tue, 8 Aug 2000, Stefan Bellon wrote:
sbello >Now I'd like to know whether anybody has experience with the later
sbello >Applixware 5 on Debian systems. Does it install without problems?
installs flawlessly, runs like crap though. for some reason it takes about
5 minutes to load
Hi all!
A friend of mine runs Applixware 4.4.1 on his Debian system (mixture of
potato and woody). But he says that it's quite buggy and looks
outdated. But otherwise it performs quite well. For the installation he
took the RPMs and alienated them to deb packages. Then he make a link
from /o
I have downloaded the RPMs for Applixware 5 and
converted these to .deb packages via alien. Unfortunately,
Applix 5 does not run properly (Applix 4 is fine). I have
been in email correspondence with Applix, and purportedly
will get some information on a "fix". Meanwhile, I have
Those of you who use Applixware and have had problems when you have
glibc 2.1 on your system might like to know that the fix is as follows:
Add this line to your ~/axhome/ax_prof (mine is ax_prof4) file:
axGFSName:tcp/host:7001
Replace 'host' with your machine's hostname.
Th
On Thu, 15 Oct 1998 12:38:13 -0700
"Bob Barth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Should I keep my Applixware 4.4.1 suite or replace it with the StarOffice
> suite?
This isn't an answer to your question, sorry, but something I thought
was a little interesting...
I've
The October issue of Linux Journal compares the two - Applix 4.3 though.
It will tell you the packages/functionality of each.
Richard
Should I keep my Applixware 4.4.1 suite or replace it with the
StarOffice suite?
Should I get StarOffice Version 5.0 (pre-release) or Version
4.0 from Caldera?
I run Linux Debian 2.0, are there any areas of
difficulty?
What is included in the StarOffice suite (word processor,
spread
On 8 Oct 1998, Ruud de Bruin wrote:
> I have bought the latest version of ApplixWare and I would like to add
> ApplixWare to WindowMaker so I can start it from there.
>
> I've created an entry in /etc/menu like:
>
> ?package(applix):needs="x11" section="App
On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 06:51:33PM +, Ruud de Bruin wrote:
> I have bought the latest version of ApplixWare and I would like to add
> ApplixWare to WindowMaker so I can start it from there.
>
> I've created an entry in /etc/menu like:
>
> ?package(applix):needs=&quo
Ruud de Bruin wrote:
> I have bought the latest version of ApplixWare and I would like to add
> ApplixWare to WindowMaker so I can start it from there.
>
> I've created an entry in /etc/menu like:
>
> ?package(applix):needs="x11" section="Apps/Editors
I have bought the latest version of ApplixWare and I would like to add
ApplixWare to WindowMaker so I can start it from there.
I've created an entry in /etc/menu like:
?package(applix):needs="x11" section="Apps/Editors" icon="none"
title="APPLIX"
Is anyone using Applixware 4.4 with Debian. I am using 4.3 on my
redhat system and would like to use Debian with 4.4. Looking for success
stories.
Thanks in advance,
Wayne Cuddy
CRB-WEB (C & H Consulting)
http://www.crb-web.com
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Did you install applixware as the rpms or apply the Debian patches?
hmm.. Well, I still have the problem with rhmask
-Paul
On Sat, 16 May 1998, Greg Norris wrote:
> I've got Applixware 4.3.7 installed sucessfully on a bo system. In my
> case, however, it was a new installa
I've got Applixware 4.3.7 installed sucessfully on a bo system. In my
case, however, it was a new installation of the product, rather than an
upgrade. So I didn't have to worry about rhmask...
On Sat, May 16, 1998 at 05:33:39AM -0400, Paul Miller wrote:
>
> Anyone have
Anyone have Applixware 4.3.7 installed on a Debian system? I'm having
trouble upgrading from 4.3 to 4.3.7 using RedHat's rpmmask files.. I
tried copying the rhmask program from RedHat, but it doesn't work for some
reason... Any ideas?
Thanks
-Paul
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would have been somewhat smaller...Sigh. I'm using Lyx on top of tetex for WP
and experimenting with xesslite for SS (which is quite nice, actually).
Xesslite takes up only about 4 Mb (with examples and html help files), a
Damir J. Naden wrote:
> I would like to know what HD space one needs to install applixware office
> suite? I have searched high and low for this piece of info to no avail.
Package: applix
Installed-Size: 53801
Package: applix-english
Installed-Size: 53450
So about 107MB total.
> And
&
On Sat, 28 Mar 1998, Damir J. Naden wrote:
> I would like to know what HD space one needs to install applixware office
> suite? I have searched high and low for this piece of info to no avail. And
> while we are at it, can someone give me a feedback on spreadsheet part of the
> su
G'day --
I would like to know what HD space one needs to install applixware office
suite? I have searched high and low for this piece of info to no avail. And
while we are at it, can someone give me a feedback on spreadsheet part of the
suite: does it provide a function similar to the one
Yes, several times. Use the 'rpm.deb' package. I know that I have
installed it 'just by copying' but the last time that I tried that
applixware had some problems with 'license files' (somewhere in /etc)
and it was just not worth the trouble (to me) to spend anytim
> Has anybody installed Applixware on a Debian system?
yep it works fine. i found the easist way to do it is to use alien to
convert the rpm's into deb's. this works great so long as you don't mind
it installing to /opt (which i don't)... just make sure you have enough
Has anybody installed Applixware on a Debian system?
S.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am wanting to install applixware 4.3 on my debian system and would
> like some advice as the best way to approach it. should i use alien to
> convert the rpm packages or just run the install script or what? what
> has proved successful for others?
Alien
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am wanting to install applixware 4.3 on my debian system and would
> like some advice as the best way to approach it. should i use alien to
> convert the rpm packages or just run the install script or what? what
> has proved successful for others?
>
F
I am wanting to install applixware 4.3 on my debian system and would
like some advice as the best way to approach it. should i use alien to
convert the rpm packages or just run the install script or what? what
has proved successful for others?
thanx,
tim
> are there any special methods I should use to install applixware 4.2 on my
> Debian system?
The way I've found best is to go into the /cdrom/RPMS/i386 directory and
convert the appropriate .rpm files into .deb files with alien. Make sure
you have the latest alien and the latest dpkg
are there any special methods I should use to install applixware 4.2 on my
Debian system?
-Paul
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I've been using Applixware under Debian for several months.
>
>
> I, too, am interested in the compatability especially when it comes to power
> point and word.
>
There have only been a few times I've tried reading MS Word files, it worked
once, failed
once. I'
with Applixware and CDE might make a nice,
low-cost alternative on the IPC/IPX platform. I suppose I am going to have
to wait for Debian SPARC and just test it myself.
On 25-Oct-97 Rainer Dorsch wrote:
>
>
> Has anybody experience with Applixware Office suit (sold by redhat) on a
> Debi
> Has anybody experience with Applixware Office suit (sold by redhat) on a
> Debian system? Is the installation procedure straight forward? Can you give
> comments on the compatibility of the file formats of Applixware, MS Word and
> Ms Powerpoint?
I have used Applixware but not
Has anybody experience with Applixware Office suit (sold by redhat) on a
Debian system? Is the installation procedure straight forward? Can you give
comments on the compatibility of the file formats of Applixware, MS Word and
Ms Powerpoint?
Thank you.
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Abt
better than I do so average for most I would suspect is
1 to 2 hours or less.
When done you just install the applix.deb file. Works nice too.
Chad
> I obtained a copy of Applixware for Redhat and I was wondering if it was
> possible to install this under Debian. I know that there is a prog
I obtained a copy of Applixware for Redhat and I was wondering if it was
possible to install this under Debian. I know that there is a program to
read rpm files (called "alien" or something?) but I'm sure really how to
go about the install process. If anyone has installed Applix
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shaya Potter) writes:
> Chad, figure out how to make a "patch" file for applix and people will
> then be able to use alien with the "patch" file on the applix rpm to get a
> good deb from it.
>
> Shaya
Since I have the .deb of rpm installed (2.3.8-1), I was able to
install usi
t;
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> > : On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 06:56:55 -0400, Tom Malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > : > Is anyone using redhats applixware on debian? How is it? The install
> > : > difficult? Is it worth buying? I want to migr
On Wed, 27 Aug 1997, Mr Stuart Lamble wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
> : On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 06:56:55 -0400, Tom Malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> : > Is anyone using redhats applixware on debian? How is it? The install
> : > difficult?
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote:
: On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 06:56:55 -0400, Tom Malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: > Is anyone using redhats applixware on debian? How is it? The install
: > difficult? Is it worth buying? I want to migrate away from msoffice and
: > use
Message from Mario Olimpio de Menezes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on 8-5-97:
> Hi,
>
> I'm considering the possibility of getting Applixware. Could
> someone who has used it give me some comments, basically because the
> reader's letter I found in Linux Journal (
On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Shaya Potter wrote:
> I've been using a beta of Word Perfect7 for the past few weeks, and it
> seems, at least to me, to be just as good as the Word Perfect for windows.
> It also doesn't need Motif. I think it might be statically linked.
I tried the beta but it expired after
On Tue, 5 Aug 1997, Mario Olimpio de Menezes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm considering the possibility of getting Applixware. Could
> someone who has used it give me some comments, basically because the
> reader's letter I found in Linux Journal (pg 8 - issue 39 - July 97
Hi,
I'm considering the possibility of getting Applixware. Could
someone who has used it give me some comments, basically because the
reader's letter I found in Linux Journal (pg 8 - issue 39 - July 97),
regarding the Review of Applixware did by LJ in April 97 issue. Quoting
>Has anyone tried installing Applixware 4.3 using alien? I installed
>alien from unstable, which has the appropriate patchfile. When I try
>installing Applixware, I get the following errors:
> cannot open package: No such file or directory
> cpio: premature end of archive
>
On Mon, 4 Aug 1997, Joey Hess wrote:
> > I installed
> > alien from unstable, which has the appropriate patchfile. When I try
> > installing Applixware, I get the following errors:
> > cannot open package: No such file or directory
> > cpio: premature end of
Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> Has anyone tried installing Applixware 4.3 using alien?
I have, but then I'm the maintainer of alien..
> I installed
> alien from unstable, which has the appropriate patchfile. When I try
> installing Applixware, I get the following errors:
> can
Has anyone tried installing Applixware 4.3 using alien? I installed
alien from unstable, which has the appropriate patchfile. When I try
installing Applixware, I get the following errors:
cannot open package: No such file or directory
cpio: premature end of archive
Error unpacking applix
Thanks to all who responded to my query on applixware. The gist of the responses
is that applixware can be installed and works. So I'll give it a try.
I need an office suite and would like to stay within Linux.
Regards, Richard
> Yes, I own a copy of applix. I also happen to maintain alien. Alien can
> easily convert the rpm's that come on the applix CD into debian packages. I
> took it an extra step and added a special patch file to applix for alien,
> which should let it convert applix using less disk space and move the
I also would like to hear.
On Tue, 18 Mar 1997, Richard Sevenich wrote:
>The recent Linux Journal review of Applixware makes that office suite sound
>very attractive. It is, however, packaged for RedHat. Has someone on our list
>had successful experience installing it via alien or
Richard Sevenich:
> The recent Linux Journal review of Applixware makes that office suite sound
> very attractive. It is, however, packaged for RedHat. Has someone on our list
> had successful experience installing it via alien or whatever method? If so
> I'd like to hear
The recent Linux Journal review of Applixware makes that office suite sound
very attractive. It is, however, packaged for RedHat. Has someone on our list
had successful experience installing it via alien or whatever method? If so
I'd like to hear how smoothly the installation went.
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