Fun - Xshisen

[stevsurf]

I have downloaded my first pet package xshisen-1.51.pet and installed it. I can see Xshisen in the Fun menu, but when I click on it the game does not start.

Please can someone suggest a possible cause.
Thank you

[Béèm]

Could be a missing library.
I suppose the program is called Xshisen (the case of the characters miay be important.)
Open a console/terminal and type Xshisen or xshisen
You might have error messages, giving an indication.

[stevsurf]

Could be a missing library.
I suppose the program is called Xshisen (the case of the characters miay be important.)
Open a console/terminal and type Xshisen or xshisen
You might have error messages, giving an indication.

Yes, the console error message for xshisen is

./xshisen: error while loading shared libraries: libXaw.so.8 cannot openshared object file: No such file or directory

Where can a newbie find/install this file? I've got libXaw.so.7


Thank you

[trapster]

Try linking libXaw.so.7 to libXaw.so.8

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ln -s /usr/X11R7/lib/libXaw.so.7 /usr/X11R7/lib/libXaw.so.8

[Béèm]

I don't know, I have the 6 and the 7
Try the puppysearch link in my sig on the missing library.

[bugman]

odd, i don't have 8 either [or a link], but xshisen works

[stevsurf]

Try linking libXaw.so.7 to libXaw.so.8

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ln -s /usr/X11R7/lib/libXaw.so.7 /usr/X11R7/lib/libXaw.so.8

Many thanks, this was successful and Xshisen now runs