1)
Perhaps you should install libc5-compat?
[01:23:03 /tmp]$ dpkg -S libXpm
xpm4g-dev: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so
xpm4.7: /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libXpm.so.4
xpm4.7: /usr/lib/libc5-compat/libXpm.so.4.11
xpm4g-dev: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.a
xpm4g: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11
xpm4g: /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4
[01:24:39 /tmp]$
2)
Search for "How do I run an X client as root when the X session is run by a
user?" on /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz.
> Before I do much of anything with my new Debian Linux, I need to get
> my favorite editor, nedit, going. I installed it, but when I tried to
> execute it, I was told that libXpm.so.4 was missing. Apt-get said
> there was no libXpm, and I didn't see anything like that on the Debian
> CD.
>
> When I tried to start Northern Captain, a file manager I enjoy using,
> it seemed to miss libc6.1-1.so.2. Apt-get said that my libc6 was the
> newest.
>
> I enjoyed xscreensaver in Corel Linux, but when I execute it in Debian
> Linux, it says:
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server
> Error: Can't open display: 0.0
>
> The above was while I was logged on as root.
>
> Not a library question, but a couple of times, alien has reported,
> "822-date did not return a valid result." However, the process seemed
> to be successful. Is there a problem?
>
> Lane
>
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