Fedora 7

[Ed Greshko]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Steve Siegfried wrote:
>> Karl Larsen wrote:
>>  
>>> Hello List,
>>>
>>>     I installed Fedora 7 and tried to install Thunderbird Email
>>> client but it will not run on Fedora 7. At least I didn't get it to.
>>>
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> Your comment isn't actually all that helpful in determining why it
>> doesn't work.  Was the install an upgrade from an earlier version of FC
>> or did you do an initial install?  Did any warning messages appear while
>> you were installing the software?  Did you follow the directions that
>> popped up on the screen the first time you invoked Thunderbird?  When you
>> kick off Thunderbird, does it dump core, just quit, catch fire... what?
>>
>> Just for giggles, try invoking "/usr/bin/thunderbird" from an Xterm and
>> then check the Xterm for error messages after it dies... and then post
>> 'em here if you want help in fixing the problem.
>>
>> -S
>>
>> Computers run on smoke.  I know this because when the smoke escapes,
>> the box
>> quits working.
>>
>>   
> I'm trying to install Thunderbird 2.0 on this Fedora 7 Linux. When I tar
> xvfz the download package in the directory is a thunderbird. I tried to
> start that as I do all the time on Fedora Core 4 and I get this:
> 
> isp                 libsmime3.so     mozilla-xremote-client
> libfreebl3.chk      libsoftokn3.chk  README.txt
> [karl at localhost thunderbird]$ ./thunderbird
> ./thunderbird-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5:
> cannot
> open shared object file: No such file or directory
> [karl at localhost thunderbird]$
> 
> It can't find libstdc++.so.5
> 
> I tried %/usr/bin/fedora and it said no such file
> 
> 
> 
> [karl at localhost ~]$ work/thunderbird/thunderbird
> work/thunderbird/thunderbird-bin: error while loading shared libraries:
> libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> [karl at localhost ~]$
> 
> [karl at localhost ~]$ whereis libstdc++.so.5
> libstdc++.so: /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
> [karl at localhost ~]$
> 
> So if Thunderbird is looking for xxx.so.5 it will not find it. Seems to
> me I did some sim links once to fix this stupid problem

No, just "yum install compat-libstdc++-33"


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