[Lvlug] Too Many Symbolic Links

[Dann S. Washko]

If the laptop has windows, grab mirc or pirc (? I forget the name), they
are about 1.5 megs a piece.  Fire up the program and put in the address: 
thelinuxlink.net for a new server.  Fill in you name, email address, and
chosen alias and you are good to go.


On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:44:51 -0400
"Tom Stoddard" <tomshome@bellatlantic.net> wrote:

> Dann, I'll have to configure my laptop to use a dialup connection to
> bellatlantic. Right now I usually connect to a DSL line through Internet
> Connection Sharing on the machine I'm trying to install Slackware on.
I'll
> let you know when I'm setup to do that.
> 
> I have never used IRC. What do I use for a client and how do I connect
to
> the LVLUG site you have setup?
> 
> Thanks
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "WashkoD Washko" <washkod@solehi.k12.pa.us>
> To: <lvlug@thelinuxlink.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lvlug] Too Many Symbolic Links
> 
> 
> > Perhaps we can get together on the irc and work through this at a
faster
> rate?  That is, if you have the system at home connected to the internet
or
> a nother system connected to the internet which would allow you to work
and
> chat at the same time.
> >
> > I should be home and available most of the night, so probably around
8:30
> I could get on and devote some time.
> >
> > --------------------------
> > Daniel S. Washko
> > get slack www.slackware.com and get happy
> > Promoting better computing through a better OS
> > www.thelinuxlink.net/lvlinux
> >
> > >>> washkod@solehi.k12.pa.us 06/27/01 09:41AM >>>
> > You should not have to.  Here is a way to resolve it.
> >
> > I'll use libdockapp as an example library and let's say libdockapp is
in
> /usr/local/lib and that is my current directory.
> >
> > Doing ls -l libdockapp* reveals
> >
> > libdockapp.so.1 -> libdockapp.so.1.02
> > libdockapp.so.1.02 -> libdockapp.so.1.2
> > libdockapp.so.1.2
> >
> > I would then remove libdockapp.so.1 and recreate it like so:
> >
> > rm libdockapp.so.1
> > ln -s /usr/local/lib/libdockapp.so.1.2 /usr/local/lib/libdockapp.so.1
> >
> > then run
> >
> > ldconfig
> >
> > Of course, you must do this as root.
> >
> > Then try running wmaker.inst and see how things go.
> >
> > If all is okay, but .xinitrc is not updated, then edit .xinitrc and
add
> this line:
> >
> > exec wmaker
> >
> > Then see if wmaker starts when you run
> >
> > startx
> >
> > --------------------------
> > Daniel S. Washko
> > get slack www.slackware.com and get happy
> > Promoting better computing through a better OS
> > www.thelinuxlink.net/lvlinux
> >
> > >>> tomshome@bellatlantic.net 06/26/01 08:10PM >>>
> > Apparently, this symbolic link problem can occurr when you use
relative
> > path's as parameters for the ln -s command. Does that mean that I
needed
> to
> > put that packages I installed into certain directories or that I need
to
> be
> > in certain directories when I run the installpkg command?
> >
> >
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-- 
Daniel S. Washko
Lehigh Valley Linux Users Group
www.thelinuxlink.net/lvlinux
get slack (www.slackware.com ) and get happy