try running netscape 6 this way:
   /usr/local/netscape/netscape &

if from a terminal you type "netscape", it will run the command in the PATH.

i have both netscape 6 and netscape 4.76 installed, and have to run the 
6.01 version manually (actually i placed a shortcut in a panel)

Benjamin Sher wrote:

> Dear Mike and friends:
> 
> OK, here is the lowdown on Netscape 6.01:
> 
> I initially installed it in /usr/local/netscape. But after installation,
> when I tried to run it by typing in xterm "netscape", it would
> invariably bring up Netscape 4.76 (which is located in
> /usr/bin/netscape). So, I uninstalled it and reinstalled it in my home
> directory under NET6. Well, that has apparently caused other problems.
> 
> So, I have uninstalled it once again and reinstalled by default in
> /usr/local/netscape. However, there is no Netscape 6 or any Netscape
> executable in /usr/local/netscape or /usr/local/bin. But I did copy the
> plugins from /usr/lib/netscape/plugins into /usr/local/netscape/plugins
> (without overwriting the ones that were already there -- thanks for the
> tip -- but I still don't know how to launch Netscape 6. Please remember
> that I have both Netscape 4.76 and Netscape 6 installed on my LM72. How
> do I now launch Netscape 6, please?
> 
> Thanks so very much.
> 
> Benjamin



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