Re: Helix & Redhat 7 (The Jones is over)

[Rusty Conover <rconover zootweb com>]

Bart Decrem <bart eazel com> writes:

> The install worked for me (I just ran the lynx script to bootstrap the
> new installer) but Sawfish didn't work anymore after the Helix install
> (I think that's something to do with where Sawfish puts its files).
> 

The most simple way to fix the sawfish problem is that after
helix-update completes, exit out of X and rm -rf ~/.sawfish.  After
that Sawfish should work fine.

Rusty

> 
> Hartnett wrote:
> > 
> > I tried installing it on my RH 7 system, the install kept crashing, anyone have any luck?
> > 
> >                                 Sean
> > 
> > On Fri, 13 Oct 2000 08:36:08 -0700, lee johnson wrote:
> > 
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Plus extra-slick artwork splashed here and there, a very solid (in my
> > >> experience) helix-update utility, no-brainer install procedure (sure I
> > >> have a brain, I just use it for other things <*cough*>) and a
> > >> committment to supporting a wide range of distributions and
> > >> applications.  Just a few reasons off the top of my head.
> > >>
> > >> No, they don't pay my salary.  Just, IMHO, an example of a great
> > >> company choosing a really worthwhile project, and executing it to
> > >> perfection.
> > >>
> > >
> > >agreed......i have much better things to do that scurry around brain dead
> > >unable to get kde* to work..LOL
> > >helix was in like flynn I just sat back and watched the
> > >fireworks.........
> > >
> > >nice solid app for me so far as well.........:-) AND gnomeicu worked fine
> > >out of the box when licq1.0 anyway  ( since now only works for redhat 7.0
> > >users) did not........not as many feature maybe but hey I'm there...
> > >
> > >btw--i bought RH6.2 ( my other copy gave out ) ..i got using redhat linux
> > >special  edition by QUE...odd thing its called " publishers edition" of
> > >6.2?..what is that?..i hope i didn't get a "stripped down version"
> > >somehow or
> > >does it mean enhanced???
> > >
> > >lee
> > >--===
> > >
> > >

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Rusty Conover 
Systems Programmer
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