GRASS 4.3 (and 5) on linux

[Andreas Lange]

Francois Hardy wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I installed Grass 4.3 under Linux (Corel Linux, which is a Debian type
> distribution) on my PC.
> 
> I ran the install shell, and everything looked OK while installing.
> 
> When I typed the command to run the program ("grass4.3"), this is what came
> back to me:
> 
> /usr/local/grass-4.3/etc/GIS.sh: line 23:  1167 Segmentation fault      $ETC/lock
> $lockfile $$
> Unable to properly access /root/.gislock5
> Please notify system personel.
> 
> I really don't know what this means.
> I later on installed grass 5, and the same type of lines came back to me.

Francois,

this is a FAQ:

see http://www.geog.uni-hannover.de/grass/faq/gislock_problem.html
for an answer.

cu 

Andreas

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