How to run xterm on Solaris 11 on x86

[Ravi]

Dagobert Michelsen <dam at ...> writes:


> Hi Amitava,
> 
> Am 11.01.2012 um 22:12 schrieb Amitava Dutta:
> > Amitava Dutta wrote, On 01/11/12 13:55:
> >> Hello List,
> >>  
> >> I installed xterm on Solaris 11 on x86 but it can not find correct
libraries.
> 
> Some of the X11 libraries are not installed on Solaris 11 by default.
> 
> >>  I installed the packages with /opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -y -i xterm then
> >> added /opt/csw/lib and /opt/csw/X11/lib to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, but still
has these errors:
> >>  
> >>         libXaw.so.5 =>   (file not found)
> >>         libICE.so.6 (SUNW_1.1) =>        (version not found)
> >>         libXext.so.0 (SUNW_1.1) =>       (version not found)
> >>         libSM.so.6 (SUNW_1.1) =>         (version not found)
> >>         libSM.so.6 (SUNWprivate) =>      (version not found)
> >>         libICE.so.6 (SUNW_1.1) =>        (version not found)
> 
> The libraries in /opt/csw/X11/lib are from an experimental X11 project and
should not
> be used. You can find the respective Solaris 11 IPS packages with "pkg
search":
> 
> > root <at> unstable11s [unstable11s]:/root > pkg search libXaw.so.5     
> > INDEX           ACTION VALUE                                           
                                                                          
PACKAGE
> > basename        file   usr/lib/sparcv9/libXaw.so.5                     
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > basename        file   usr/lib/libXaw.so.5                             
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > basename        file   usr/lib/amd64/libXaw.so.5                       
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > basename        link   usr/X11/lib/libXaw.so.5                         
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > basename        link   usr/X11/lib/sparcv9/libXaw.so.5                 
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > basename        link   usr/X11/lib/amd64/libXaw.so.5                   
                                                                          
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> > pkg.description set    This package provides a libXaw.so.5 binary for
backwards compatibility with
> programs compiled on older releases of Solaris.
pkg:/x11/library/toolkit/libxaw5 <at> 0.5.11-0.175.0.0.0.0.1215
> 
> Install them with
>   pkg install libxaw5
> If there are more libs missing you can add them similarly.
> 
> > but there's no xterm on the machine ;-(
> >  
> > $ pkg list xterm
> > pkg list: no packages matching 'xterm' installed
> 
> Try
>   pkg search xterm
> and
>   pkg install xterm
> 
> I just verified that both the OpenCSW xterm and /usr/bin/xterm work on
> Solaris 11 11/11 after installation of the respective CSW and IPS packages.
> 
> Best regards
> 
>   -- Dago
> 

Thanks for sharing this, the below command fixed the issue for me.



pkg install libxaw5

 
Cheers..