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==================================================================
Netscape 6 Preview Release Read Me
==================================================================
Netscape 6 is subject to the terms detailed in the license
agreement accompanying it.
This read-me file contains information about system requirements
and installation instructions.
Before you install Netscape 6, be sure to read the Release Notes,
which describe known problems and installation issues:
http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/ns6/relnotes/pv6-2.html
To submit bugs or other feedback, from the Help menu choose
Feedback Center.
==================================================================
System Requirements
==================================================================
*Mac OS
-System 8.5 or later
-604/200 MHz or faster processor
-48 MB RAM
-36 MB of free hard disk space on an HFS+ volume (to install
all components)
*Windows
-Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000
-Pentium 133 MHz (or faster) processor
-32 MB of RAM (or greater) for Windows 95/98; 48 MB of RAM
(or greater) for Windows NT and Windows 2000
-26 MB of free hard disk space
*Unix
-Red Hat Linux 6.0 or later [Note: Netscape 6 is certified and
fully supported on Red Hat Linux, but will run on other Linux
distributions, such as Debian 2.1 (or later) or SuSE 6.2
(or later). The libraries glibc 2.1 (or higher) and
libjpeg.so.62 (or higher) are required.]
-Pentium 133 MHz (or faster) processor
-64 MB of RAM
==================================================================
Installation Instructions
==================================================================
For Mac OS and Windows users, it is strongly recommended that you
exit all programs before running the setup program. Also, you
should temporarily disable virus-detection software.
Install into a clean (new) directory. Installing on top of released
product builds may cause problems.
*Installation Instructions -- Windows
1. If you are installing from the CD:
- Double-click the Windows directory on the Netscape 6
CD to open it, if you haven't done so already.
If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
- Click the N6Setup.exe link to download it to your
machine.
2. Double-click the N6Setup program icon on your machine
to begin the Setup program.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions in the Setup program.
4. To start Netscape, double-click the Netscape 6 icon in
the Netscape 6 folder.
*Installation Instructions -- Mac OS
1. If you are installing from the CD:
- Skip to step 3 now.
If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
- Click the Netscape6Installer.sea.bin link to download it
to your machine.
By default, the download file (compressed, in .bin format)
is downloaded to your desktop.
If the downloaded file does not expand automatically, you
must expand the file using a program such as StuffIt Expander.
If you don't have StuffIt Expander, you can get a copy by
visiting:
http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/expander_mac_login.html
2. Double-click the Netscape6Installer folder.
3. Double-click the Netscape 6 Installer icon.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
process.
5. To start Netscape, double-click the Netscape 6 icon in
the Netscape 6 folder.
*Installation Instructions -- Unix
1. If you are installing from the CD:
- Change to the Linux directory on the CD: cd linux. Then skip to
step 3.
If you are downloading from the Netscape site:
- Download the netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz archive.
2. Untar the archive:
gzip -dc netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz | tar -xvf
3. Change to the "netscape-installer" directory: cd netscape-installer
4. Run the Netscape 6 Installer with the run script: ./netscape-installer
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation
process.
6. To start Netscape, change to the directory where you installed it
and run the program: ./netscape
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