Olafur Jens Sigurdsson wrote:
>
> Þann 01. desember 1998 reit Brant Wells svohljóðandi:
> > Hey all!
> >
> > I downloaded the *.deb packages for NETSCAPE...when I try to install it
> > using dselect, it won't install... Help!!!
> >
> > Thanx,
> > Brant
> >
> This *.deb file is only the frontend for installing netscape (i think) if
> you take a look at the file it is only a few kilobytes (not megabytes
> like the real netscape is). So what you need to do is go to the netscape
> homepage and download netscape from there and put it into the appropriate
> folder for dpkg to find (instructions should follow the *.deb files i
> think) and then install the *.deb file.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
There are now deb packages in slink which contain the actual NS
binaries. The 'installer' debs are no longer needed (if using slink).
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Ed C.
