GRASS5 Startup under Linux (COL 1.3)

[Charles Dingman]

Charles Dingman wrote:

> I installed the linux binaries in my Caldera Open Linux 1.3 system
> following the web page instructions and get the following error message:
>
> /usr/local/grass5/etc/gis_set:  can't load library 'libcurses.so.1'
> after the welcome to grass message.
> I get this whether running as user 'grass' in group 'user' or on my
> individual account;  I installed as user 'grass' following a "HOW-TO
> that came with my system.  I followed the tip in the README in
> linux-libs about installing  elfcurses, but no joy.
> I  would appreciate any pointer on where to look to clear this up.

I fixed this problem for myself after browsing the mail archives by
creating a symbolic link from /usr/lib/libcurses.so.1 to
/lib/libcurses.so.1