Thanks, that works! I had already pulled down the gz for netscape and so took the manual install route. (I didn't know how to point apt-get at the local copy.) Manual install went smoothly, but netscape wouldn't load. Creating an alias of the old lib name using ln faked 4.75 into accepting a newer version of libstdc++. That's ok, right?
Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "ktb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 10:15 PM Subject: Re: can't install Netscape > On Mon, Dec 25, 2000 at 10:02:43PM -0800, Robin Rowe wrote: > > I read somewhere that if I put the Netscape gz file in /tmp then dselect > > will figure out to install it. That doesn't do it. I'm trying to install > > 4.75. What's the procedure? > > > > That's the way you used to do it. If your running Potato just - > apt-get install netscape-smotif-472 > or whatever version you want. Search for the exact packages at > the debian web site. > > > Related question, for gz files that have no debian install smarts at all how > > do I install those? Do I just create a directory somewhere? How do I gunzip > > and untar in one step? Is there an easy/automated way to install a program > > in the WindowMaker menus or do I need to manually config files? If manual, > > what config file do I look for? > > > > Stick the tar file in /usr/local > unpack it with "tar xvfz file.tar.gz" > cd to the new directory created and read the documentation there > usually INSTALL or README is a good place to start. > I don't use windowmaker, sorry. > hth, > kent > > -- > "In order to make an apple pie from scratch, > you must first create the universe." > - Carl Sagan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
