Fw: Corel's new WordPerfect 8 for Linux !

Sjoerd Hiemstra

18 Mar 2004 18 Mar '04

20:16

It seems that some people just cannot forget WordPerfect, so I forward this message found on the WP9 for Linux newsgroup. SUSE and Libranet are the only distro's that include the libs WP8 needs (shlibs5). As may be well known, the other WP version for Linux, WP9 (WP Office 2000), can only live with glibc < 2.3.2, which means that it still works with SuSE 8.1, but not with 8.2 and above. Begin forwarded message: Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:42:35 -0800 From: Mary Ann Panevska To: corel.wpoffice.office2000-linux Newsgroups: corel.wpoffice.office2000-linux Subject: Corel's new WordPerfect 8 for Linux ! I posted this info also to the WP8 newsgroup - in a nutshell, Corel has just produced a fully featured WordPerfect, re-optimized to work on the latest Linux kernel. And it has its own install engine geared to make it simple for even newbies to install. Corel is currently testing the market to see if there is a demand for WordPerfect for Linux, and is only for sale on eBay. $10 plus $10 S&H. Just search for Linux WordPerfect and you'll see several offered. I recommended that Corel send a press-release to all the Linux oriented websites so people know about this. Mary Ann

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Trey Gruel

18 Mar 18 Mar

21:16

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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

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It seems that some people just cannot forget WordPerfect, so I forward this message found on the WP9 for Linux newsgroup.

even tho i haven't used it in ages (compatability probs and i almost never use word processors in general), i'm still a fan of wordperfect.. if it would work on newer versions of linux, i would probably look for a copy. as such, i decided to check this out..

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Begin forwarded message: From: Mary Ann Panevska <snip> Corel is currently testing the market to see if there is a demand for WordPerfect for Linux, and is only for sale on eBay. $10 plus $10 S&H. Just search for Linux WordPerfect and you'll see several offered.

i just did a search on ebay as suggested, and all it came up with were books and the very old versions of wp that don't work with current distros.. -- trey

David Herman

22:14

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 March 2004 12:16 pm, Trey Gruel wrote:

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On Thu, 18 Mar 2004, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

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It seems that some people just cannot forget WordPerfect, so I forward this message found on the WP9 for Linux newsgroup.

even tho i haven't used it in ages (compatability probs and i almost never use word processors in general), i'm still a fan of wordperfect.. if it would work on newer versions of linux, i would probably look for a copy.

wp 8 starts up fine on my SuSE9.0 but I really haven't tried much more than that. I did get a crash when I was testing it prior to this reply, but that could have been a fluke. The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine. Any ideas from someone who got it working would be appreciated - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAWhE4BwgxlylUsJARAiwoAKCd5bOzeTdGjjEeKh42rkKPLBtGtQCfWMH9 yUefj+jtZ6d36lpr5YYsSso= =xqjy -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Sjoerd Hiemstra

22:47

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David Herman wrote:

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The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine.

Because of changes in glibc 2.3.2, Wine had to be largely rewritten. Corel's version of Wine, however, is an abandoned project. Maybe you could install SuSE 8.1 alongside 9.0. While installing 8.1, do not put Grub or Lilo in the MBR then, so you keep using 9.0's Grub, in which you add an entry for 8.1. Looks like the best place for questions about Photopaint for Linux would be the newsgroup. News server: cnews.corel.com Look for: corel.graphic_apps.photo-paint-linux SH

David Herman

22:51

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 March 2004 01:47 pm, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

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David Herman wrote:

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The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine.

Because of changes in glibc 2.3.2, Wine had to be largely rewritten. Corel's version of Wine, however, is an abandoned project.

Pretty much expected that after the m$ payoff.

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Maybe you could install SuSE 8.1 alongside 9.0. While installing 8.1, do not put Grub or Lilo in the MBR then, so you keep using 9.0's Grub, in which you add an entry for 8.1.

Even though I've got about 5 os's on this machine I really hate to reboot just to use a single app, I pretty much get by w/ win4lin if I need something not available in linux.

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Looks like the best place for questions about Photopaint for Linux would be the newsgroup. News server: cnews.corel.com

Thanks for the tip, I'll check it out - -- dh Don't shop at ZipZoomFly.com! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAWhn2BwgxlylUsJARAlknAJ0ZEzzuh0Arqf9Rt7CCaOnuH7ySmgCggO1L WxT/rLT+yA8TZmkB36eZB7Q= =xYPY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Doug McGarrett

19 Mar 19 Mar

01:37

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I will be getting the Linux 9.1 when it comes out. What would I have to do to run WordPerfect on that OS, or is it possible? I am putting together a new faster machine, and I will wait until the new SuSE comes out to install it. But I have used WP for years, and like it. (I actually liked WP 5.2 better.) --doug At 22:47 03/18/2004 +0100, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:

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David Herman wrote:

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The Corel program I really miss since upgrading beyond SuSE 8.1 is Corel Photopaint. My wife and daughter were quite fond of it. After installing SuSE9.0 I loaded it up using the same instructions I followed w/ SuSE 8.1 but Photopaint never gets past initializing (corel's version of) wine.

Because of changes in glibc 2.3.2, Wine had to be largely rewritten. Corel's version of Wine, however, is an abandoned project.

Maybe you could install SuSE 8.1 alongside 9.0. While installing 8.1, do not put Grub or Lilo in the MBR then, so you keep using 9.0's Grub, in which you add an entry for 8.1.

Looks like the best place for questions about Photopaint for Linux would be the newsgroup. News server: cnews.corel.com Look for: corel.graphic_apps.photo-paint-linux

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Carlos E. R.

22 Mar 22 Mar

16:13

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The Thursday 2004-03-18 at 19:37 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote:

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years, and like it. (I actually liked WP 5.2 better.)

I think I heard of someone using 5.2 with dosemu, time ago :-? -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson

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