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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
Subject: Re: Running linux code on FreeBSD
Organization: Pegasus Information Systems
Message-ID: <DIFy5D.2E7@pegasus.com>
References: <48cefu$108o@macro.stanford.edu> <imybtcomkw.fsf@waldrog.cs.uidaho.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 1995 10:51:13 GMT
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>$ There is supposed to be a source or package out there that
>$ allows FreeBSD users to execute Linux codes.  Some FreeBSD
>$ users have used it to run Doom for Linux.  Could someone
>$ tell me where to find this package?  And could someone
>$ tell me how well it executes Linux codes?
>
>1 recompile your kernel with ``options COMPAT_LINUX"
>2 install linux libraries in /compat/linux/lib
>3 run `/usr/sbin/linux' before you start up any linux programs.
>

Where can /usr/sbin/linux be acquired?  It doesn't appear to come
with the linux libs.


Richard
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Richard Foulk		richard@pegasus.com