[plug] Red Hat 5.2 installation. Some packages not installed properly

[Leon Brooks]

Arnold Kaars Sijpesteijn wrote:
> 
> Hello pple on the list.
> Thanks to Matt from Networx I have my ppp problems sorted and can
> connect with Linux.
> I do still have some problems and like the list's input.  After
> installation of RH5.2 (which in all went pretty painlessly) there are
> still a few packages that don't function in the x window.  One of
> them is window maker, another is Mutt, and System commander does not
> work.  Should I uninstall these and install them again?
> How do I do that?
> Is this a common thing with the RH5.2 installation?
> Thanks for the help
> Arnold Kaars
> PS. there are no messages as such when I try to start Mutt or SC, the
> desktop just stays blank.

Log in as root, start the package manager (glint) from the control-panel
window, see what actually did get installed.

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