Thanks for the info but it turned out to be understanding how to run it.

Since everthing else I wanted ran from the Application bar or the
Desktop, I didn't suspect it wanted to be run from the command line
window.  Once there no problem.

Gonna miss block mode for this!

Tracy Johnson
Measurement Specialties, Inc. 

BT







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> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Pete Eggers
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:19 PM
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> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] FreeVT3K
> 
> 
> Tracy -
> 
> A quick search reveals that all of the download files are 
> compressed files. You have options (the bane of Linux).  Make 
> sure you downloaded the right one - there is no right one 
> (supported one) for Mandriva.  Generally speaking, the 
> problems you would encounter have to do with incompatible 
> versions of the C library that the different versions were 
> compiled against.  Another problem for the pointy-clicky 
> Windows group, is that you are going to be using a tar ball.  
> The Windowsy application, file-roller, should make unpacking 
> the tarball fairly easy, if you know where Mandriva expects 
> to find the files.  Otherwise, you will have to use the 
> command line 'tar' to unpack it, and make sure that 
> everything ends up in the right place.  A more Linuxy group 
> would have you do a 'make install' that would
> (should) figure out where your distribution, Mandriva, is 
> expecting the files to be located, and put them there.  Of 
> course, if they were really Linuxy folks, you would be doing 
> a 'make' to complile the GPLed code to begin with, and the 
> Linux distribution/version would not make any difference, as 
> your Linux configuration, libraries, and layout would be 
> included in the compiled executable, customized and optimized 
> to your hardware and distribution.
> 
> Have you read the 'Readme.txt'?  They do make the unpacking 
> and decompression a 2 step process due to their Unix 
> background, but it is really only one step with a Linux 
> installation whether using 'file-roller'
> (GUI) or 'tar' (CUI).
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> On 3/6/07, Johnson, Tracy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > For test purposes I set up a Linux box (Mandriva)
> >
> > I'm trying to get one of the various freeVT3k versions to work from 
> > Telamon.
> >
> > I download the thing and I have an Cute executable little icon. 
> > Clicking on it doesn't work nor right-clicking either.
> >
> > Am I supposted to put it in a special directory or something first?
> >
> > Tracy Johnson
> > Measurement Specialties, Inc.
> >
> > BT
> >
> >
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