Re: netscape install problem

From: Andrew (eagle_at_char.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:01:58 -0600

Larry Smith wrote:
> "Andrew" <eagle@char.com> wrote in message news:404D2108.1090106@char.com...
>
>>for some strange reason the netscape install script won't work for suse
>
> 9.0
>
>>below is my input/output for the script
>>=================================
>>==========================
>>
>>==============
>>input
>>===============
>>./netscape-installer
>>
>>===============
>>output
>>===============
>>Xlib: connection to ":0.0"
>>refused by server
>>Xlib: No protocol specified
>>
>>
>>Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
>>
>>
>>p4:/home/andrew/Download/netscape #
>>
>>
>>
>>the answer is probably obvious, but i'm not seeing what the problem is,
>>anyone have any idea of why netscape 7.1 won't install on my newly
>>installed suse 9.0 system?
>>
>
>
> Just a thought, but why are you using (the defunct) Netscape
> instead of Mozilla (the 'Netscape follow-on') for Linux?
>
> Mozilla comes on your SuSE 9.0 CD's (or can be downloaded
> with YAST if you don't have CD's). Netscape and Mozilla
> are built on the same core. Mozilla looks and acts like the
> Netscape you're familiar with....
>
> Regards,
> Larry
>
>

not sure why i am using it, guess i've been using it for so long it's
just kind of habit, but as a different poster said there is a fix for
the problem that i am experiencing, so i think i will at least check out
that before working on mozilla.

but thanks

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