[TriLUG] Problems with WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux

[Joseph C. Tuttle]

Hello,

I've got RedHat 7.1, without updates, loaded and working, so I went to install 
WordPerfect Office 2000 for Linux.  The last time I installed this was on an 
old RedHat 5.2 machine, and the performance was pretty bad, so I ended up 
not using it.  I figured with a new, souped-up 7.1 machine, it might actually 
be usable.

I got three error messages during the install, and was hoping for some 
suggestions.  I know library incompatibilities have come up on the list before, 
but I didn't pay that much attention.  I can't very well search the archives right 
now because my only Internet connection is moving so slowly, connections 
time out more often than not.

First error:  failed dependencies: libncurses.so.4 is needed by wine-wpo2000-
glibc-2.1-2000.03.13.12.01-1

Second error:  file /etc/init.d from install of fonttastic-glibc-2.1-
2000.03.13.12.01-1 conflicts with file from package chkconfig-1.2.22-1

Third error:  sh: /etc/rc.d/init.d/fontastic: No such file or directory

I've checked, and understand that I have libncurses.so.5.  Would creating a 
symbolic link from libncurses.so.4 to the .5 version solve the first error, 
without causing problems?

I've looked briefly at the files in the chkconfig rpm, and compared them to the 
fonttastic rpm files, and they do overlap.  Would it work if I forced the 
fonttastic rpm, or would that end up breaking chkconfig, or causing other 
unwanted trouble?

I realize the third error is directly related to the second error.

The install actually completed, but when I try to open WordPerfect, or 
Quattro Pro (the only apps I've tried), I get an error message about the 
missing fonttastic, and the app won't open.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Joe
tuttle at webster.campbell.edu