On Sun, Jul 02, 2000 at 12:48:11AM -0500, Philippe wrote: > > (1) I've downloaded Navigator 4.08 for linux 2.0; after installing, and > trying to execute netscape, the shell says it's not an executable binary > (it's a binary allright). Is it because I should get linux 2.0 glibc? what > is glibc anyway? gnu library? (note, during mount of /dev/hda, I > did keep linux 2.0 compatibility when asked)
Hmmm... Let's gather some information. First, find where the program is by running the which command: which netscape Then, find out what kind of file it is with the file command: file /output/from/the/which/command If it gives you output like "symbolic link to /foo/bar/baz", then run the file command on the symlink (e.g. /foo/bar/baz) until it tells you something besides "symbolic link to". Finally, give us the output of "ls -l" on that file. If it's a shell script and you can determine which binary it's trying to execute, ls -l and file that too. > (2) Somehow I was able to download Navigator once using lynx. But it seems > it's not doing well with large files. I failed to download Communicator or > Navigator for linux 2.0 glibc. Maybe they're too big? lynx just freezes > after download. Can lynx's memory be increased? Use wget, it saves straight to disk so you don't have to worry about the memory available. You can use the = key when the link is highlighted in Lynx to find the url. BTW, is there a reason you don't just install one of the Potato prepackaged netscapes from non-free? -- finger for GPG public key.
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