Re: compatibility in debian

2002-11-14 Thread Rodrigo Agerri
Hi, you can use openoffice.org as office suite (yes, you can read your msword documents). There are also some applications for graphics (e.g. gimp). Check it here: http://packages.debian.org/stable/graphics/ Regarding the games, I know there is linux version for Unreal tournament... If you a

compatibility in debian

2002-11-14 Thread Æ
Hi,   I am planning to install Debian on my machine and get completely rid of windows XP. I would like to know what are the software compatibility issues regarding Debian in general. Can I install and run new games, such as GTA3, SOF2, Wolfenstein, Unreal Tournament on Debian? I would also

Re: libc compatibility in Debian 2.0

1998-01-14 Thread Brandon Mitchell
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998, Martin Jackson wrote: > Will Debian 2.0 support compiling libc5 applications "out of the box?" I am > curious because Red Hat decided not to support this... Yes, the altgcc and altdev's will permit this "out of the box". Brandon -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST:

Re: libc compatibility in Debian 2.0

1998-01-14 Thread Martin Bialasinski
"Martin Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Will Debian 2.0 support compiling libc5 applications "out of the box?" I am > curious because Red Hat decided not to support this... Yes. You will need the -altdev packages for libc5 compiling. Then you prepend "/usr/i486-linuxlibc1/bin" to the pat

libc compatibility in Debian 2.0

1998-01-14 Thread Martin Jackson
Hey guys, Most sincere apologies if this question has been asked already, but... Will Debian 2.0 support compiling libc5 applications "out of the box?" I am curious because Red Hat decided not to support this... Martin Jackson: [EMAIL PROTECTED] === Informat