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On Mon, 24 Mar 2008, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Ron wrote:
>
> >      I presume that you have followed the instructions on how to
> > install Opera in BL3 ?
> >
> > http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/baslinux/opera.html
>
> Yes, I followed those directions. I can't say I followed them in the exact
> order they stand in on the page: somehow, both times I tried this, I
> installed glibc and misc-libs, then Opera. That is to say that I
> overlooked the other library upgrade, x-libs, only realizing after I had
> installed Opera and it wouldn't run, complaining about a missing file
> (libXex-something?), that I hadn't yet installed the x-libs package. It
> was after installing that, then trying to run Opera that I got the
> xquerycolors error message and Opera's attempt to start in black and white
> (which ends up being black on black on this monitor). I doubt doing the
> installation in a slightly differing order could cause the problems I'm
> seeing: don't you?

If you are short on disk space you can omit most of glibc and parts of 
these other library packages (just install the few parts actually used by 
Opera - ldd opera).  You can at least remove the man pages for glibc.

> I did try the Neomagic xserver Sindi pointed me to. It does give a much
> nicer display than the xsvga xserver. But it does not solve the
> xquerycolors error message and the black on black window Opera attempts to
> start in. I'm coming to the conclusion that Opera cannot be expected to
> run on any alternate xserver under BL 3.5. Not sure what I'll do about
> this: I really do need a capable graphical browser like Opera on this
> machine.

I will test glibc neomagic with opera if you don't beat me to it.

Can you install BL2 on a separate small partition with just the minimum 
files needed to run Opera and chroot to it when you need Opera?  I used to 
chroot from BL2 to BL3 to use Abiword.  Then you could still keep the nice 
jwm menu for use with everything else (however you would need to exit X in 
BL3 before using it in BL2).

In addition to what ldd lists, you need libresolv and libdns to access 
websites.  And a window manager (icewm works well and lets you operate 
Opera via keyboard).

Or would straight BL2 work for you?
Sindi

> Any further suggestions? I like the way BL 3.5 runs on this machine. But
> for this important browser issue, it does seem like the right OS for this
> hardware.
>
> James
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