[linux-help] Re: Wordperfect 8

[bruce <bbales@xxxxxxx>]

On Friday 25 October 2002 10:41 pm, you wrote:
> Wordperfect 8 will not install on RedHat Linux because WP8
> requires libc5 and RH7.2 has glibc-2.  One source says it
> should be "an older libc5" for wordperfect.

For anyone else trying to install WP8 on Redhat 7 or later, it 
does require libc-5.3.12-31 and ld.so-1.9.5-13.  Both rpms can 
be found on the redhat 6.2 cd and the ld.so has to be installed 
first.  And you need the serial no. of the WP cd.  With that it 
installed easily and quickly.  

The advantage - you can read and edit your old WP files and 
stay in Linux.

The downside - 
1) Loading and saving files is very "unlinux-like"; 
2) haven't gotten the printer to work yet; 
3) feels like it was thrown together with whatever would make 
it run and no thought for user convenience.
4) some of the key combinations shown don't work.
bruce
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