If you can not install via rpm you can do it manually this is a safer method. I use Midnight Commander (misc/mc) and select the rpm and copy to the location. (I do not remember if I used rpm or the manual method)
sorry for the confusion On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 11:22, Aaron Siegel wrote: > Hello > > I was able to get older linux binaries to work by install the following > rpms from the Red Hat 6.1 distribution: > > ld.so-1.9.5-13.i386.rpm > libc-5.3.12-31.i386.rpm > > I did this by: > # /usr/compat/linux/bin/bash > # rpm -ivh ld.so-1.9.5-13.i386.rpm > # rpm -ivh libc-5.3.12-31.i386.rpm > > Then you will need to add the library to the > /usr/compat/linux/etc/ld.so.conf file here are the directories listed in > my file: > > /usr/lib > /usr/X11R6/lib > /usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib > > I do not know if this is the best method of getting the old libraries to > work. It works for me, both Matlab R11 and WordPerfect 8 are working on > my computer. > > > On Sun, 2002-10-27 at 10:26, G.E. Rafe wrote: > > We upgraded our Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 from 4.6-R to 4.7-R yesterday > > to try to take advantage of some work on USB devices > > (specifically, ucom & uvisor for our Palm m130). > > That bit still isn't working, but another, more troubling problem > > has arisen. > > > > Our WordPerfect 8 for Linux installation > > (which worked perfectly under 4.6-R w/linux_base-6.1) > > now complains when asked to start: > > > > ELF interpreter /compat/linux/lib/ld-linux.so.1 not found > > Abort > > > > Of course, linux_base-7.1_1 doesn't reference ld-linux.so.1, > > so what's up with that ?! > > > > And the 4.7-R distribution come with linux_base-6, > > so "going back" isn't an immediate option. > > > > I find the same behavior with the Acrobat 3 reader. > > > > I won't mind terribly ditching Acrobat 3 for its successors, > > but we use WordPerfect often enough for this to be a problem. > > > > Suggestions, pointers will be appreciated ! > > -- > > Gary E. RAFE, PhD > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
