fixed: apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

good morning all!! It appears I installed all the packages except for the one I needed. netscape-smotif-476 is the one I needed, and it takes care of all dependencies. The descriptions for the packages at the debian web site is what confused me. thanks again for all your help!! xucaen > On Sa

Re: apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 09:33:48PM -0800, thus spake Xucaen: Just in case, here is a solution from the bottom up! Ok, in the following order ( as root ): dpkg --purgeall your netscape packages - clear 'em out. Find out what you have with aptitude. Then cd /etc/apt mv sources.list s

Re: apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 09:33:48PM -0800, Xucaen wrote: > Yikes! > I have done: > apt-get install netscape-base-4 > apt-get install netscape-base-476 > apt-get install netscape-java-476 > apt-get install navigator-base-476 > apt-get install communicator-base-476 Try either: $ apt-get install navi

Re: apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

It looks like you are missing either communicator-smotif-476 or navigator-smotif-476, which are the packages containing the executable. On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 09:33:48PM -0800, Xucaen wrote: > Yikes! > I have done: > apt-get install netscape-base-4 > apt-get install netscape-base-476 > apt-get i

Re: apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

try doing just apt-get install communicator i would remove all the other netscape packages first apt may do it for you but if it were my system i'd do it(you won't waste any time downloading them again as they still should be in apt's cache) nate Xucaen wrote: > > Yikes! > I have done: > apt-

apt-get netscape v4.76 problem

Yikes! I have done: apt-get install netscape-base-4 apt-get install netscape-base-476 apt-get install netscape-java-476 apt-get install navigator-base-476 apt-get install communicator-base-476 but NONE of these ever installs the netscape executable. or, if it is, I can't find it anywhere to run it