[Linux-users] SCO vs. Novell

[Leon Goldstein]

Tony Alfrey wrote:

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>>>>I've just installed Fedora 7.  I had to use another distro to create a 
>>>>logical partition for it since its utility seemed unwilling to install 
>>>>in other than a primary partition.  I have managed to get my sine qua 
>>>>non app - WP 8.1 - to run on it after some leaping through flaming 
>>>>hoops.  (If anyone is interested I'll post my how-to.)
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>>This is a procedure for installing WP 8.1 (the one from Corel Linux) in 
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>Whew!  You weren't kidding about flaming hoops.
>Thanks;  I'll stare at this awhile before the attempt.
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I've been leaping through the same hoops since Corel abandoned Linux.

Actually, the F7 how-to is quite similar to my original WP8.1 transplant 
to OL procedure.
Step 2 exploits the ability of Fedora 6 and 7 to load some critical 
support files WP8.1 included -  libc.so.5 and libm.so.5 - so hunting 
down and installing the obsolete libc5 is not necessary.  (If anyone has 
WP8, i.e. does not have the two files located in ~/wpbin, I can send 
them to you if you want to try this how-to. These are small files)

The extra steps 3 and 4 are needed because WP8.1 expects certain files 
to be in the places they were ten years ago.
Steps 5 and 6 replace using type1inst.

I'm not sure the long script is needed.  Try installing per my procedure 
but leave out the last step and see how it works.
Open or start a document and manipulate fonts and attributes.  If WP8.1 
freezes or crashes then try the script; if font manipulation and 
printing are normal, please let me know and I'll edit the how-to.

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Leon A. Goldstein

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