[NTLUG:Discuss] Reinstalling Linux (SuSE 6.2)

[Steve Baker]

Kyle Edbauer wrote:
> 
> Redhat has documented a problem in 6.0 with java and Netscape.  It is
> related to a problem with one of the installation RPMs that cause an
> incomplete fontpath list for X to use.  More information is available at:
> 
> http://www.redhat.com/cgi-bin/support?solution&11-990511-0082&100-926468988&14-0&15-0&25-1&3-netscape%2520java&30-
> 
> Their solution was to add 75dpi scaled fonts to your path list using:
> 
> chkfontpath --add /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
> 
> I don't know if this would help with the SuSE distribution.  I had a
> problem with netscape where it would crash immediately upon loading any
> page with java or javascript and this fixed it.

Well, my SuSE 6.2 machine doesn't seem to have chkfontpath:

  % su
  # find / -name chkfontpath -print
  #

..nothing!

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