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<!-- This is the updated WordPerfect mini-howto, now in SGML/HTML/etc.
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Version 2.0, 8/13/1997
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Copyright (c) 1995-1997, Wade Hampton, whampton@staffnet.com
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<article>
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<title>WordPerfect Mini-howto
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<author>Wade Hampton, <tt/whampton@staffnet.com/
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<date>v2.0, 13 August 1997
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<abstract>
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This document discusses running WordPerfect on Linux, including a brief
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discussion on the WordPerfect 7.0 beta. This is an update
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to the previous mini-howto that described notes on setting up
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WordPerfect 6.0 for SCO UNIX (ODT) on Linux. This document is not
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endorsed nor sponsored by Corel Corporation or SDC.
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</abstract>
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<toc>
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<sect>Introduction
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<p>
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<sect1>Overview
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<p>
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The purpose of this document is to discuss WordPerfect on Linux. Discussed
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are running WP for SCO, WP 6.0 from Caldera, and a
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discussion on the WordPerfect 7.0 beta.
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<P>
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This document is an update to the previous mini-howto that described notes
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on setting up WordPerfect 6.0 for SCO UNIX (ODT) on Linux.
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<p>
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This document is not endorsed nor sponsored by Corel Corporation or Software
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Development Corporation.
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<sect1>History
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<p>
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<itemize>
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<item>Version 1.0 -- Description on how to use WordPerfect 5.1 and 6.0 for SCO
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ODT 3.0 on Linux
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<item>Version 2.0 -- Update and inclusion of information on Caldera's WordPerfect
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6.0 distribution and the WordPerfect 7.0 beta.
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</itemize>
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<sect1>Future Revisions
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<p>
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New versions of this document will be periodically posted to
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comp.os.linux.announce, comp.answers, and
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news.answers. They will also be added to the various anonymous
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ftp sites who archive such information including
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sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO.
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In addition, you should be generally able to find this document
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on the Linux WorldWideWeb home page at
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http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html.
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<sect1>Feedback
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<p>
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I welcome any feedback, positive or negative, regarding the content of this
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document via e-mail. Definitely contact me if you find errors or obvious omissions.
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<p>
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I read, but do not necessarily respond to, all e-mail I receive.
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Requests for enhancements will be considered and acted upon based on my availability.
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<p>
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Flames will quietly go to /dev/null so don't bother.
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<sect1>Copyright
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<p>
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The WordPerfect mini-HOWTO is copyrighted (c)1995-1997 Wade Hampton.
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A verbatim copy may be reproduced or distributed in any medium physical
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or electronic without permission of the
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author. Translations are similarly permitted without express
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permission if it includes a notice on who translated it.
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Short quotes may be used without prior consent by the author.
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Derivative work and partial distributions of the
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WordPerfect mini-HOWTO must be accompanied with either a verbatim
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copy of this file or a pointer to the verbatim copy.
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Commercial redistribution is allowed and encouraged; however, the author
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would appreciate being notified of any such distributions (as a courtesy).
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In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this information through as
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many channels as possible. However,
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we do wish to retain copyright on the HOWTO documents.
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We further want that ALL information provided in the HOWTOS is disseminated.
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If you have questions, please contact Tim Bynum, the Linux HOWTO
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coordinator, at linux-howto@sunsite.unc.edu.
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<sect1>Standard Disclaimer
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<p>
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Of course, I disavow any potential liability for the contents of this document.
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Use of the concepts, examples, and/or other content of this document
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is entirely at your own risk.
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<p>
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This document is not endorsed nor sponsored by Corel Corporation or Software
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Development Corporation.
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<sect>What is WordPerfect
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<p>
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WordPerfect is a popular, fully-featured commercial
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word processor program that is available for multiple platforms
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including Linux. It was originally
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written and sold by WordPerfect Corporation, subsequently
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purchased by Novell, then purchased about a year or so ago by
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Corel Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, CA). Corel has outsourced the
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development of WordPerfect for UNIX (including Linux) to SDC Corporation,
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a corporation including former WordPerfect developers, and specializing
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in development for UNIX and X windows.
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<p>
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Until the release of Microsoft Word, WordPerfect was the most popular
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word processor for personal computers
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(it still claims to be by volume of product shipped, some reports
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indicate that more copies were sold than Microsoft Word during recent
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months). WordPerfect was originally written for DOS and later ported to the
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UNIX and Windows environments. Initial versions of WordPerfect for
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Windows were very late to market and tended to crash a lot, hence opening
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the floodGATES for Microsoft Word. WordPerfect is still a better word processor
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than Word for large documents or documents that must be moved between
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Mac, UNIX, and Microsoft platforms.
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<p>
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WordPerfect provides a WYSWYG environment for editing text documents. One
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of the best features is the ability to check your spelling as you type.
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Included are grammar checker, spelling checker, graphics import and export,
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and the ability to edit HTML documents. Documents created by WordPerfect
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on one platform may be read, edited, and printed on other platforms (I
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have generated a lot of documents using WP 6.0 (Caldera's release)
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and distributed them to
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Windows 95 users using WP 7.0 or 8.0).
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<p>
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WordPerfect runs on the following platforms (release or beta versions):
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<itemize>
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<item>Linux 1.2.13 (WordPerfect 6.0 for Linux, sold by Caldera)
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<item>Linux 2.0.X (WordPerfect 6.0 and WordPerfect 7.0)
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<item>Microsoft DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT
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<item>Macintosh
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<item>HP-UX 10.01
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<item>IBM AIX 4.1.4
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<item>SCO OpenServer 5.0.0
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<item>Sun SPARC Solaris 2.5
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<item>SUN SPARC SunOS 4.1.x
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<item>SUN X86 Solaris 2.5.1
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<item>Digital UNIX 3.2 G Alpha
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<item>SCO 3.2.4.2
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</itemize>
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<p>
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<sect>WordPerfect 7.0 Beta
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<p>
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<sect1>Impressions of 7.0
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<p>
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I have been very impressed with the operation of WordPerfect 7.0 for
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Linux. I only recently downloaded it and tried it. It looks like
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WP 7.0 for Windows. The features appear to work properly. I especially
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like the spell-as-you-go feature!
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<p>
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The HTML publisher works a little better than that on WP 6.0, but still
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has some bugs. Someone reported that WP 7.0 requires a lot of
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swap space (I have not tested it at this time).
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<sect1>Getting WordPerfect 7.0
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<p>
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WP 7.0 is available as several LARGE tarballs from sdcorp's FTP
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site (or via the WWW). I tried for two days to download the 26MB
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archive using ISDN but only was able to get part of the file. I
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eventually had to use a commercial account with a T1 to
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the Internet to get the files. It would be much easier to download
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if each tarball was split into several smaller files (1-2 MB in size).
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Note, when you uncompress the tarballs, the result is a small number
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of medium sized files -- just what is needed.
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<p>
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The current version that you can download is time limited to 15 days.
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During this time, you can pay them and they will give you a license
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for it.
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<p>
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<verb>
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For WP 7.0 Beta:
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ftp://ftp.sdcorp.com/pub/linux_betab/wp7linuxbetab.tar.gz
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4887525 graphics_tar.gz
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17652138 manual_tar.gz
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450535 wp60ms01_us.all
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290443 wp60ps01_us.all
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26962514 wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
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</verb>
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<p>
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<sect1>Installation of 7.0
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<p>
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To install, you must extract the tarballs, run the <bf>Runme</bf> program,
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answer some questions and then run xwp to start WP 7.0. Note, you need
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58 MB just for WP 7.0, prior to the manuals, graphics, etc.
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<p>
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<enum>
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<item>Extract the tarball into a temporary directory, need 31M
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<verb>
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tar xvzf wp7linuxbetab_tar.gz
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creates LINUX* files and Runme, the install program
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</verb>
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<item>As root and with X windows running, run the <bf>Runme</bf> program
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and you get a series of
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screens to select the installation type. Answer the questions:
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<verb>
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./Runme
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License Screen:
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Hit OK
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Demo Screen:
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Hit OK
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Corel Corporation: 800-772-6735
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UNIX Support: 801-765-4019
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Installation Directory:
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Enter directory, e.g., /opt/wp7.0
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Hit OK
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Installation Size:
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Full: 71-80M
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Medium: 45-51M
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Minimal: 37-41M
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Existing Application:
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If you have WP 6.0 (Caldera installs in
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/opt/wp6.0 by default), you can keep your
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settings for terminal drivers, printer drivers
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and printer ports. Recommended.
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Enter directory (if present)
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Hit OK
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Edit /etc/magic?
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Will add WP files to /etc/magic. Will backup
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/etc/magic as /etc/magic.bak
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Select YES or NO
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Hit OK
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Selection of languages to Install
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Only have English, it is selected
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Hit OK
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Select print divers:
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Select your printers, may select more than one.
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Hit OK
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Assign Printer Drivers to Destinations:
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Click on a printer
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Click on the destination (name from /etc/printcap)
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Hit OK
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Repeat for each printer you selected in previous step.
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Hit OK
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Installation Review List:
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Allows you to go back to any screen and make changes.
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Select screen to make changes, or Hit OK to continue
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Hit OK
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Graphicsl Corel WordPerfect(UNIX) installation screen
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includes progress bar
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Readme Review screen:
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Allows you to read any review notes....
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Select item and View to view it, e.g., license
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Note if you entered a license, you need to add the
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license manager startup stuff to /etc/rc.d/rc.local!
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Select Done when finished
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</verb>
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<item>Run xwp:
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<verb>
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/opt/wp7.0/wpbin/xwp& (or wherever you installed it)
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</verb>
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<p>
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Note, I have WP 6.0 from Caldera, the first time I started,
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I got a prompt to load defaults from 6.0. I selected YES
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and WP loaded the defaults and exited. I then restarted
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xwp and my defaults, including the last files I edited
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with WP 6.0 were used!
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</enum>
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<p>
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<sect1>Features
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<p>
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<itemize>
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<item>WordPerfect word processor
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<item>Internet publisher
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<item>QuickCorrect - fix your typos while typing
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<item>Spell-As-You-Go - spell checking while typing
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<item>File compatibility with DOS, UNIX, and other WordPerfect versions on
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other platforms
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</itemize>
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<sect1>Bugs in 7.0
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<p>
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<itemize>
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<item>HTML export of a WP document with headers and footers
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sometimes leaves the bottom of the document either centered or bold.
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<item>HTML export of a WP document with a table of contents does not
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generate cross references.
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<item>HTML export messes up the table of contents and if sections were
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outlined, they become HTML list items and no longer match the TOC.
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<item>Installation of the manual failed. I have not had time to try
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to fix this problem.
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<item>Someone reported a problem converting WPG graphics to JPG.
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<item>WP 7.0 <bf>can not</bf> read files from Office97 (this has been
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a major pain for me as I have received several such files from others
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and I do not have Office97).
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<item>Someone reported a possible problem with getting printing to work
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(I had no problems at all).
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<item>Upon starting xwp, I received a message that some backup files
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existed. Upon clicking on the first backup file, XWP dumped core.
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</itemize>
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<sect1>Pricing and Availability
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<p>
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Upgrade pricing expected to be $149.99 (US) and retail pricing $199.99.
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<sect>WordPerfect 6.0 (Caldera)
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<p>
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Caldera sells both a WordPerfect and Motif Bundle ($130 US)
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and the Caldera Internet Office Suite ($219 US). Both include
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WordPerfect 6.0 for Linux.
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<p>
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Overall, WP 6.0 has been good to me. I have generated 20-30 large
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documents and numerous small ones, probably 1000+ pages if I printed
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them all out. The only problem that I have is that I use WP Times
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font under Linux and it is not compatible with the WP True Type Times
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font under Windows.
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<sect1>Impressions of 6.0
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<p>
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The author has been using WordPerfect for Linux on Caldera
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Network Desktop (CND) for the past year. The system is a
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P6/200, 64M RAM, SCSI, CND 1.0 with RiskyHack patches to
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the Linux 2.0.30 kernel, updated RPM, and many, many RPMS from
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Redhat and Caldera's WWW sites.
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<sect1>Getting WordPerfect 6.0
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<p>
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Visit Caldera's WWW site at <url url="http://www.caldera.com"
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name="http://www.caldera.com">
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<sect1>Installation of 6.0
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<p>
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Installation was easy. I just followed the directions provided....
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<p>
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I did have to add <bf>wp</bf> to my fvwm menu (I am using FVWM95
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on CND 1.0 with lots of patches) and to looking glass's menus.
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<p>
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My platform is a P6/200, 64M RAM, Caldera CND 1.0, RiskyHacks to libc 5.4.4,
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kernel 2.0.30 (Joliet and FAT32 patches), dual SCSI, CD-R, etc.
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WP uses 74 MB of disk space.
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<sect1>Bugs in 6.0
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<p>
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<itemize>
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<item>Export to HTML has several bugs with complex documents requiring some
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reformatting.
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<item>Occasional crashes (very rare).
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<item>Occasionally WP loops where it uses all memory and runs out of swap space,
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then crashes.
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<item>Some fonts are different between Windows and UNIX versions.
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<item>It has been reported to me that some WP macros for UNIX versions
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are different than those for Windows versions.
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</itemize>
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<p>
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<sect>WordPerfect 5.1 and 6.0 (SCO release)
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<p>
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I started using WP 5.1 for SCO (which was statically linked) since January,
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1995. In the Spring, 1995, I obtained a copy of WP 6.0 for SCO
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(dynamic linked) and was able to install it with some
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pain. I subsequently have had some problems with the license manager. I have it
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running under 1.2.8.
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<p>
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This section is mainly from the original WordPerfect mini-howto. It has
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not been used in a long time. Note, the more recent versions of WP for
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SCO included both the dynamic and static linked versions, and hence
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did NOT require SCO's shared libraries.
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<p>
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<bf>This is mainly for background information! If you really want
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WP for Linux, get the new WP 7.0!</bf>
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<sect1>Impressions of WP/SCO
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<p>
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WP for SCO seemed to work fine (once the installation problems were overcome).
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I used this distribution for about 6-12 months until I received a copy of
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WP 6.0 for Linux (Caldera) and CND 1.0.
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<sect1>Getting WordPerfect WP/SCO
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<p>
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Contact SCO or visit their WWW page at
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<url url="http://www.sco.com"
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name="http://www.sco.com">
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<sect1>Installation of WP/SCO
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<p>
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<sect2>Requirements
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<p>
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<itemize>
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<item> Linux 1.1.x to 1.2.x
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<item> modules (dynamic module loading software)
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<item> iBCS2 (Intel BCS2 and ELF loader module)
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<item> SCO dynamic libs (if required)
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<item> Domainname should be setup
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<item> Hostname should be setup and be less than 8 characters (localhost is 9)
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</itemize>
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<sect2>Kernel Requirements
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<p>
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The kernel should be setup for module support and ELF support. If you have already
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done this, skip this step, else, do the following as root:
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<itemize>
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<item> Load kernel in /usr/src/linux[.xxx] and make sure that the symbolic link to the
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/usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm directories are setup (see
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/usr/src/linux/README).
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<item> Build module support and install it (see below)
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<item> Build iBCS2 module and install it (see below)
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<item> Build kernel with module and ELF support (answer Y to BINFMT_ELF and
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MOD_VERSIONS)
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<item> Reboot on new kernel
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<item> Note: you have to build the module support file "genksyms" PRIOR to making
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your new kernel (telling the kernel to export symbols:
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CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y).
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</itemize>
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<sect2>Modules
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<p>
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Loadable module support is required for iBCS2 and hence to run WP 6.0. Get the
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latest from the ftp sites, build it, and install it. If you have
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already setup your system for loadable modules, skip this step.
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Loadable module support (/sbin/insmod,
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/sbin/rmmod, /sbin/lsmod) is required. With recent kernels, genksyms is also
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required.
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<itemize>
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<item> File: modules-1.1.87.tar.gz (or latest)
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<item> Put tar file in /usr/src/modules and build module support
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<item> Read the README in /usr/src/modules (or wherever you put it)
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<item> Cd to /usr/src/modules/genksyms and make genksysms, install it in
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/usr/local/bin (or /sbin)
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</itemize>
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<sect2>iBCS2 Emulator
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<p>
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The iBCS2 emulator allows you to run SCO binaries such as WordPerfect 6.0. Get
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the latest from the ftp sites, build it, and install it.
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<itemize>
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<item> Build and install in /usr/lib/modules
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<item> Read the HINTS file (/usr/src/ibcs/Doc/HINTS)
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<item> Make sure that iBCS2 sets up /dev/XOR, if not, create a symbolic link from
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/dev/null to /dev/XOR (cd /dev; ln -s /dev/null /dev/XOR)
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</itemize>
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The interfaces to some subsystems occur at the device layer and thus you need to
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create some device files in order to use them:
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<verb>
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* /dev/socksys and /dev/nfsd - interface for SVr3 STREAMS based
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TCP/IP applications
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&num mknod /dev/socksys c 30 0
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&num ln -s /dev/socksys /dev/nfsd
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[WARNING: the below may already be setup as /dev/inet,
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/dev/arp, etc., they may have other major/minor numbers,
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if so, skip this step]
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* /dev/inet/{arp,icmp,ip,rip,tcp,udp} - more network hooks
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|
|
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&num mknod /dev/inet/arp c 30 2
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&num mknod /dev/inet/icmp c 30 2
|
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&num mknod /dev/inet/ip c 30 2
|
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&num mknod /dev/inet/rip c 30 2
|
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&num mknod /dev/inet/tcp c 30 2
|
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&num mknod /dev/inet/udp c 30 2
|
|
|
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[THIS IS REQUIRED AND WILL USUALLY HAVE TO BE DONE MANUALLY!]
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* /dev/X0R - server side of SVR3 local X interface
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|
(see comments in Doc/Local-X)
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|
|
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&num ln -s /dev/null /dev/X0R
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|
|
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* /dev/spx - client side of SVR3 local X interface
|
|
(see comments in Doc/Local-X)
|
|
|
|
&num mknod /dev/spx c 30 1
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|
</verb>
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|
|
|
<sect2>SCO Shared Libraries
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|
<p>
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|
|
|
<bf>DO NOT VIOLATE SCO's COPYRIGHTS!</bf> You should get a copy of SCO's shared
|
|
libraries and install them in /shlib. As root:
|
|
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item> cd /; mkdev /shlib; chmod 755 /shlib
|
|
<item> if required, make a temporary directory and set TMPDIR to it (export
|
|
TMPDIR=/mytmpdir)
|
|
<item> Copy the following SCO shared libraries from the SCO machine to Linux and
|
|
put in /shlib:
|
|
<verb>
|
|
/shlib/libX11R5_s
|
|
/shlib/libXtXm*
|
|
</verb>
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>Loading WP60
|
|
<p>
|
|
|
|
Make sure that you have LOTS of space in your /tmp directory. If you do not have
|
|
lots of space, make a tmp directory and set the environment variable TMPDIR to it.
|
|
As root first try the following:
|
|
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item> Mount the CD (e.g., to /cdrom)
|
|
<item> cd to the CDROM and run the ./install script
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you get the following error you may not have enough space in your /tmp directory,
|
|
make a new tmp directory and set the environment variable TMPDIR (see above):
|
|
|
|
<verb>
|
|
ERROR: not enough space in /tmp, or this is an unsupported machine.
|
|
</verb>
|
|
|
|
If all else fails, you may have to do it manually per these notes:
|
|
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item> get iBCS2 running
|
|
<item> copy the $WPDIR/cdrom/install.wp to $WPDIR and edit it [I changed it so I
|
|
could create /tmp/WpTmP on an NFS server (did not have the space locally). I
|
|
then ran the program and made changes until I got it to startup.]
|
|
<item> change to TMPDIR and run: ifiles/cdlink.sco -r /usr/local/wp60/cdrom This
|
|
builds links with the proper names but the permissions are not set properly.
|
|
<item> make a temp directory on the server and copy all files to it:
|
|
<verb>
|
|
cp -r WpTmP/wp60/SCO/* wp60
|
|
</verb>
|
|
<item> change to the temp wp60 directory and changed permissions. cd wp60; chmod
|
|
555 wpinstall install/*
|
|
<item> run the wpinstall program and answered the questions.
|
|
<item> Because I still have the flexlm license manager for WP51 on the system, I had
|
|
to manually run wplicense -e and create a new license.dat.
|
|
<item> Start WP60.
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>License Manager
|
|
<p>
|
|
WordPerfect uses a license manager (see the manuals). This is a tricky beast that
|
|
sometimes does not work properly under Linux (I have had it fail, done something
|
|
else then I was able to start it). If you have problems call WordPerfect and they can
|
|
assist you. Please <bf>RTFM</bf> the documentation section on the license manager.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
To start the license manager, as root:
|
|
|
|
<verb>
|
|
&num cd $WPDIR/shbin10
|
|
&num ./wplicense -s
|
|
</verb>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>Starting WP60
|
|
<p>
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item> start iBCS2
|
|
<item> start the license manager
|
|
<item> setup your DISPLAY environment variable (e.g., export DISPLAY=gator:0)
|
|
<item> run xwp ($WPDIR/wpbin/xwp filename.wpf &)
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
<p>
|
|
If you get the errors:
|
|
|
|
<verb>
|
|
/dev/XOR: No such file or directory
|
|
Error: Can't open display: :0.0
|
|
</verb>
|
|
<p>
|
|
You need to set up your DISPLAY environment variable (per above) and possibly
|
|
setup the link to the device /dev/XOR (cd /dev; ln -s /dev/null /dev/XOR).
|
|
<p>
|
|
Note if WP "steals" the colors from your X server (a problem if the depth is only 256
|
|
colors), disable the display of the graphics banner page by doing the following:
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item> Start XWP
|
|
<item> From the control window, click on Preferences
|
|
<item> from the Preferences window, select ENVIRONMENT
|
|
<item> From the ENVIRONMENT window, turn off the checkbox for "Graphical
|
|
Banner and Startup Screen"
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>RC Scripts
|
|
<p>
|
|
You will need to add a line to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local script (or similar) to start iBCS2
|
|
and the WP license manager (if desired).
|
|
|
|
<verb>
|
|
&num /sbin/insmod /usr/lib/modules/iBCS &
|
|
&num $WPDIR/shbin10/wplicense -s &
|
|
</verb>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>Changes to install
|
|
<p>
|
|
This was extracted from my original notes and includes changes to
|
|
<bf>install.wp</bf> that are reported to work:
|
|
<P>
|
|
The install.wp on the CDROM did not work out of the box. I had to modify it to get it
|
|
to work by moving all files to a temporary directory and changing this install script.
|
|
The changes are:
|
|
<P>
|
|
<verb>
|
|
48c48,49
|
|
< mkdir $LNK_DIR 2> /dev/null
|
|
---
|
|
> echo making LNK_DIR=$LNK_DIR
|
|
> mkdir $LNK_DIR
|
|
51c52
|
|
<
|
|
---
|
|
> echo removing /tmp/TMPTMP
|
|
53a55,57
|
|
> echo /tmp/TMPTMP=
|
|
> cat /tmp/TMPTMP
|
|
> echo /tmp/TMPTMP -- to here
|
|
62,63c66,83
|
|
< for i in $myfiles
|
|
< do
|
|
---
|
|
> echo MYFILES=$myfiles THISDIR=$thisdir
|
|
> ls $myfiles
|
|
> echo making LNK_DIR=$LNK_DIR/ifiles
|
|
> mkdir $LNK_DIR/ifiles
|
|
> chmod 777 $LNK_DIR/ifiles
|
|
> cp $thisdir/ifiles/* $LNK_DIR/ifiles
|
|
> chmod 777 $LNK_DIR/ifiles/*
|
|
> ls -l $LNK_DIR/ifiles
|
|
>
|
|
> &num echo making links....
|
|
> &num $LNK_DIR/ifiles/cdlink.sco -r $thisdir
|
|
> &num echo links should be done...
|
|
> &num exit
|
|
>
|
|
>
|
|
> &num for i in $myfiles
|
|
> i=$thisdir/ifiles/cdlink.sco
|
|
> &num do
|
|
65a86,87
|
|
> echo /tmp/TMP=
|
|
> cat /tmp/TMP
|
|
73c95
|
|
< rm -f /tmp/TMPTMP
|
|
---
|
|
> rm -f /tmp/TMPTMP
|
|
77c99
|
|
< done
|
|
---
|
|
> &num done
|
|
368a391,394
|
|
> echo THISDIR=$thisdir
|
|
> thisdir=/usr/local/wp60/cdrom
|
|
> echo THISDIR=$thisdir
|
|
>
|
|
469a496,498
|
|
> echo INIT DONE, THISDIR=$thisdir
|
|
> ls $thisdir/ifiles/cdinst.*
|
|
>
|
|
493a523,526
|
|
>
|
|
> echo RUN_ME=$RUN_ME
|
|
> RUN_ME=$thisdir/ifiles/cdinst.sco
|
|
> echo RUN_ME=$RUN_ME
|
|
</verb>
|
|
|
|
<sect1>Bugs in WP/SCO
|
|
<p>
|
|
I did not keep a detailed list of bugs for WP/SCO, however:
|
|
<itemize>
|
|
<item>The initial version had install problems.
|
|
<item>The initial version used SCO shared libraries, hence required a copy of
|
|
them on Linux.
|
|
</itemize>
|
|
|
|
<sect>The Future
|
|
<p>
|
|
Sometime in August, WordPerfect 7.0 for Linux should ship. It should
|
|
be available from
|
|
<url url="http://www.sdcorp.com/wpunix.html" name="SDC"> for
|
|
about $149.99 for a competitive upgrade or $199.99 retail.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
Corel is working on porting their entire office suite to Java and
|
|
releasing it as Corel Office for Java(TM). This currently is in Beta
|
|
and works on Linux (I tried the first beta -- very slow). Check out
|
|
<url url="http://officeforjava.corel.com/about.htm"
|
|
name="http://officeforjava.corel.com/about.htm"> for more information.
|
|
This promises to be something to watch.
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
SDC is currently working on WPLinux 8 with an expected beta mid 1998
|
|
and a release following by about 5 months. SDC has indicated that
|
|
if there is not sufficient demand for WP for Linux, they will probably
|
|
not ship it (they already stopped shipping for SGI and UNIXWare) --
|
|
<bf>so if you like it, buy it!</bf>
|
|
|
|
<sect>For More Information
|
|
<p>
|
|
<bf>Software Development Corporation</bf> is the developer of WordPerfect for UNIX.
|
|
Corel has outsourced the development of WordPerfect for UNIX to SDC. I have been
|
|
in touch with the SDC product manager for WP for LINUX and he has been very
|
|
helpful (I have provided him with a review copy of this document).
|
|
<p>
|
|
<verb>
|
|
Software Development Corporation
|
|
512 East 1860 South
|
|
Provo, Utah 84606 USA
|
|
|
|
Phone: (801) 370-9600
|
|
Fax: (801) 370-9696
|
|
Email: info@sdcorp.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
</verb>
|
|
WWW: <url url="http://www.sdcorp.com/wpunix.html"
|
|
name="http://www.sdcorp.com/wpunix.html">
|
|
<p>
|
|
<bf>Corel Corporation</bf> is the new owner of WordPerfect, having purchased it from
|
|
Novell. They develop and market excellent products such as
|
|
Corel Draw and WordPerfect.
|
|
<p>
|
|
<verb>
|
|
Corel Corporation
|
|
Ottawa, Ontario, CA
|
|
|
|
Technical Support (WP UNIX): (801) 765-4019
|
|
</verb>
|
|
WWW: <url url="http://www.corel.com"
|
|
name="http://www.corel.com">
|
|
|
|
<P><
|
|
<bf>Caldera Corporation</bf> sells WordPerfect 6.0 for Caldera Network Desktop (CND)
|
|
for $129.99 (WordPerfect and Motif Bundle). Note, at this time,
|
|
I have no information on if Caldera is planning to sell WP 7.0.
|
|
<verb>
|
|
Caldera, Inc.
|
|
633 South 550 East
|
|
Provo, Utah 84606 USA
|
|
|
|
(888) GO LINUX
|
|
(801) 377=7687
|
|
</verb>
|
|
WWW: <url url="http://www.caldera.com"
|
|
name="http://www.caldera.com">
|
|
|
|
<p>
|
|
As a last resort, email me at whampton@staffnet.com.
|
|
</article>
|