>> I've been having troubles with working on the configuration of my connection >> with the graphics side of things. Can you help me out? Basically, I can't >> get mail from my server and I'm having difficulties with installing >> netscape. Is there anything you can recommend I do? Or should I check in >> different places for stuff? Do you need more information? >What problems are you having setting up netscape? What mail program are >you trying to get mail with and is your mail server a POP3 server?
Netscape setup fine using the ./ns-install command (at least it *said* it did), and it created the default dir (/usr/local/netscape), and when I check it, netscape's there. My mail server is a POP3 server. It's basically any mail program I have. I'm not sure how to configure it so that it checks my mail properly. I know how to config the smtp side of things, but not the other. Is there some command I should use? Also, I'm running on a machine connected to a network, but my hostname is different from my e-mail address. Could that be part of the problem? >snip< >What version of debian are you running and what problems are you having >installing it? I am using slink. I'm not having problems installing debian, it's netscape that's the problem. >To find what package you need for libXpm.so.4 do a dpkg -S >libXpm.so.4 and that will tell you what package the file is in. It looks >like you're missing one of the X packages. Sounds like it. >Could be xlib6 or something like that. If you're trying to install Netscape 4.6 on a >2.1 or below system, you'll have to get files from the potato distribution. 4.6 is >based of glibc 2.1 I believe and a newer version of netscape-base. I'm using netscape 4.6 on a slink (is that 2.1 or below?). Should I be upgrading? with the apt command? >> PATH="/the/path/I/want:other/paths/Iwant" >> Does that add those paths to the current profile? Or does it completely >> change the PATH variable to the above, erasing the former PATH var? >The above line will nuke your PATH variable and put >"/the/path/I/want:other/paths/Iwant" as your PATH variable. If you wish >to keep your existing PATH variable and add to it, do thist: >PATH="/the/path/I/want:other/paths/Iwant:$PATH" or something to that >effect. the $PATH can be put anywhere on that line. The only thing it >will efect is the order directories are searched in your path. Thanks. So the $PATH adds the above to my past one. Which profiles file does this change? I tried looking at the /etc/profiles file and noticed it was unchanged.
