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interactive tests

install the following packages which are needed to run the interactive tests:

• mozilla
• ibmjava2-jre
• mlterm
• fribidi
• orbit
• gnome-libs
• canna
• cannadic
• kinput2
• ami
• amidic
• libtabe
• xcin
• ifntchia

all the above packages are available on the suse linux 8.0 professional cd-set.

if you did the installation in japanese, canna, cannadic, and kinput2 have already been installed.

for the interactive test concerning ``man'' please download and install

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mfabian/8.0-i386/man-2.3.19deb4.0-239.i386.rpm

it contains a bugfix which is important for the interactive test.

after installing the above packages, please have a look at

and try the interactive tests described there.

the interactive tests for ``more(less)'' and ``ps'' are waived according to

all other tests should pass now.

for the ``vi'' and ``general text editor'' tests, please use vi (which is vim 6.0 on suse linux 8.0).

for the ``terminal emulator'' tests please use

     mlterm -geometry 80x25 

for the ``internet browser'' and ``mail user agent'' tests please use mozilla.

for information on how to use the input methods kinput2/canna for japanese, ami for korean and xcin for chinese, please have a look at sections 6.1, 6.1.3, 6.1.6, and 6.1.7.

2005-03-09