james miller wrote: > > I had a long and unfruitful try at getting AOL's IM client > for Linux to run on BL. I recall there being some problems > with missing libraries. Perhaps installing the glibc2 package > would resolve that?
Probably, although you might need to use a 2.2 kernel. I am currently running a 2.2.19 kernel and several up-to-date libraries on BasicLinux with no problems. > I've arrived at the conclusion that AOL's IM client for Linux > is a piece of crap, so I now use Gaim. Slackware 8.1 (which I am using for the new BasicLinux libraries) has a gaim package. > It requires GTK 2.x, as well, and I'm not sure how compatible > that would be with BL. I haven't tried this, but I'm guessing that it might be possible to install the GTK package from Slackware 8.1 on BasicLinux. Of course, you'd have to install glibc2 first and probably some others too. Keep in mind that some of the Slack81 packages have a large footprint and are not suitable for a really old PC. > What are some other more recent binaries the glibc2 libraries > would allow one to run under BL? Just about every binary these days uses glibc2. As a test, I ran the latest versions of mc, shred, joe and sc on BasicLinux. Everything I tried ran perfectly (although some needed additional libraries -- ncurses and libgpm -- which I installed from Slack81). > PS What do you have Slack81 with Opera and Abiword running ON? I'm running Slack81 on my best computer (P166) with my largest HD (640mb). So far I've installed GCC, icewm, Opera and AbiWord, and the HD is still under half full. I'm running a 2.4 kernel, but I don't recommend using one on an old PC -- it is noticeably slower than a 2.2. The only reason I'm sticking with the 2.4 is because I compiled my own and cut it down to half the normal size. Cheers, Steven To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
