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Adam Carheden <carheden@holly.colostate.edu> wrote:
: Well then, I have a possibly stupid question, so I'll post it here.  X

not stupid at all.  "Do I need Windows 95 to run Linux?" is a stupid 
question... :)

: is running, but only as root.  I don't want to use xdm, but to use X as
: a normal user I need Xwrapper, which is nowhere on my hard drive (find /

The Xwrapper was a new feature in the latest version of XFree86.  It 
allows the server to run a little safer under Root privs.  It comes with
the X stuff.  My suggestion to you -- especially if you are on the campus
network and can handle the download -- is to go to ftp.xfree86.org and
grab the entire set.  There is a readme there that will tell you all you need
to know and what files to get.  Its really a pretty slick install, and
will sit right over an existing X without messing it up.  If you find
reference to "preinst, postinst, and extract" then you are probably in the
right place.  Oh - get the binaries and not the source.

: can't find libXpm.so.4, which I know exists in /usr/X11R6/lib/ (as a
: link to libXpm.so.4.10) which is where the netscape web site FAQ lists
: it. (The FAQ question was addressing problems with lib6 and Linux 2.0. 
: I didn't really understand it, but I didn't get the feeling it applied
: to me.)

Hmmmm... not sure about this one.  You might make sure that the library
directory is is the correct path -- however, I'm not sure where you set 
those paths .. maybe in /etc/ld.config or something like that?  Run
"ldconfig -v" to make sure all your libraries are linked right. (This is
nominally done at startup for you.)

Finally, the lib6 problems you've been reading about aren't your problem,
most likely.  Earlier version of Netscape were broken when newer LibC's
were fixed to work "correctly".  This caused Netscape to crash horribly and
constantly.  Haven't seen the problem since.

I hope this helps.  Oh -- you might also try "ldd netscape" to see what
it /is/ trying to link.  If you do see it linking to libXM, then you are
using the wrong version of Netscape as ... J Reed? ... mentioned. (Sorry!
All I can think of is "preed"...)

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