Netscape .deb packages?
Hello all - I just did a fresh install of slink on my machine, and now want to slap netscape on there for web-browsing and e-mail My question is which of the seemingly dozens of Netscape packages do I need to install? Thanks!
Re: Netscape .deb packages?
Rich Hartman wrote: Hello all - I just did a fresh install of slink on my machine, and now want to slap netscape on there for web-browsing and e-mail My question is which of the seemingly dozens of Netscape packages do I need to install? Thanks! The netscape-xxx are the base files for both communicator and navigator. The navigator-xxx files are for the stand alone browser. Communicator is the browser/mail/newsgroup version. I'm running communicator-4.5, and have the following packages loaded: netscape-base-4 necessary netscape-base-45necessary netscape-java-45For Java capability (optional) communicator-base-45necessary communicator-nethelp-45 help file (optional) communicator-spellchk-45spelling checker (optional) communicator-smotif-45 Motif statically linked NS binary -- Ed C.
Re: Rundown on Netscape .deb packages?
Craig P. McDaniel wrote: Can someone give a quick rundown on the various Netscape packages out there? I think knowing what to download and what is needed will clear up a lot of confusion (at least for me :) Here are some examples from the [frozen] list: communicator-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) communicator-dmotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full dynamic Motif version) communicator-nethelp-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (runtime help files) communicator-smotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full static Motif version) communicator-spellchk-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (spelling dictionary) navigator-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) navigator-dmotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full dynamic Motif version) navigator-nethelp-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (runtime help files) navigator-smotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full static Motif version) netscape-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) netscape-java-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (java runtime files) netscape4 4.0-15 [contrib] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (installer) Hmmm...this may be why so many people have questions about installing netscape, it's confusing to begin with. It would be helpful to get explainations of what each package actually is. Everything I've found on them has been insufficient, except for the dependencies. (I know some of the packages are obvious, but I included them for those who would like to know). There ia also a .tar.gz file that has to be downloaded from ftp.netscape.com, but there are two versions: libc5(supported) and glibc2(unsupported). Which one? First, if you are running slink (now frozen), you don't need to get anything from ftp.netscape.com. The netscape-xxx are the base files for both communicator and navigator. The navigator-xxx files are for the stand alone browser. Communicator is the browser/mail/newsgroup version. I'm running communicator-4.5, and have the following packages loaded: netscape-base-45necessary netscape-java-45For Java capability (I'd get it) communicator-base-45necessary communicator-nethelp-45 help file (optional) communicator-spellchk-45if you want the spelling checker communicator-smotif-45 This is the statically linked NS binary -- Ed C.
Rundown on Netscape .deb packages?
Can someone give a quick rundown on the various Netscape packages out there? I think knowing what to download and what is needed will clear up a lot of confusion (at least for me :) Here are some examples from the [frozen] list: communicator-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) communicator-dmotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full dynamic Motif version) communicator-nethelp-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (runtime help files) communicator-smotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full static Motif version) communicator-spellchk-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (spelling dictionary) navigator-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) navigator-dmotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full dynamic Motif version) navigator-nethelp-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (runtime help files) navigator-smotif-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (full static Motif version) netscape-base-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (base support) netscape-java-45 4.5-1 [non-free] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (java runtime files) netscape4 4.0-15 [contrib] Popular World-Wide-Web browser software (installer) Hmmm...this may be why so many people have questions about installing netscape, it's confusing to begin with. It would be helpful to get explainations of what each package actually is. Everything I've found on them has been insufficient, except for the dependencies. (I know some of the packages are obvious, but I included them for those who would like to know). There ia also a .tar.gz file that has to be downloaded from ftp.netscape.com, but there are two versions: libc5(supported) and glibc2(unsupported). Which one? Later, _) Craig McDaniel _)_) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _)_)_) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
