Re: Where can I find MOTIF lib

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From: Bradley John Purton
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 00:00

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On 12 Jun 1997 00:42:54 GMT, Merlin (@yallara.cs.rmit.edu.au) wrote:
: I recently had a problem with one app I was trying to install apparently
: it was aksing for the MOTIF libraries, unfortunatly I have no Idead what 
: MOTIF is, so in reality, could some one explain what MOTIF is, and where
: can I get the libs so I can run MOTIF apps.

It is a pretty little library for X. Get it from Redhat (www.redhat.com),
but have the check book out. (BTW) if you do get it I'd....  . There is
lestif(Sp?) but I am not sure how compatible that is at the moment.
: 
: I currently have Linux 2.0.0 (SlackWare)
: On a Pentium 75 with 24Mb of RAM X11R6 Installed with the X11R5 libs for
: backward compatability.
: 
: I have a 4Gb hardrive and linux does not like it very much, unfortunalty
: I had to install it on a 430Mb UMSDOS partion because fips could not 
: shrink the Extended Dos partition. Also I get errors on install telling
: me that LILO may not load Linux on cylinders bigger <x> (i forgot the value)
: 
: The quastion is where can I get a program that will shrink the Extended 
: Partition, and How can I get Linux to install on to my 4Gb HDD.

Try Partition Magic, it is available just about everywhere (for a price
again), was at the computer swap-meet a couple of weekends ago. If you
don't want to pay for it, good luck!
: 
: By the way my disk in on hdc coz I have a 250Mb taking HDA and a quad spin 
: cdrom taking HDB.

Huh?? CD rom as a hd?

Brad.
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Date: 1997/06/12
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