Re: Still cannot install LessTif - where can I download the i386 install files?

On Fri, Jan 04, 2008 at 01:17:34PM +1100, [email protected] wrote:
> Hi Pat,
> Thanks again for your quick - and comprehensive - reply.
> 
> So I should be OK to run i586 files then?

Yes.

> I'm sorry my error messages seem strange to you too :(

Not strange...

> The rpm files were downloaded from Sourceforge, and one of the  
> platforms they should run on is Suse.

They certainly cannot run on a fedora or mandriva platform since 
the virtual provides are not existing on those platforms.

> The error messages I get seem to suggest that the .so. files I am  
> missing are not included in the rpms. If they're not, what would your  
> advise be?

They are included in the rpm. But development files are also included 
so other development packages need to be installed along, as I said in
my previous post.

> Yes, it probably is surprising that Motif or LessTif is not included  
> in Suse. I'm no expert, but know from other Suse users that I need to  
> install it separately. You're right, my distro's a few years old - but  
> it should still run (it's not microsoft).

I am a free software enthousiast and I dislike microsoft for many
reasons, but I have to disagree on this, microsoft keeps binary
compatibility much better than linux distros do.

--
Pat

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