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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!warwick!bsmail!danno!roome From: roome@danno (Steve Roome) Subject: Re: Running LINUX executables on FreeBSD Message-ID: <DptMvE.MxE@uns.bris.ac.uk> Sender: usenet@uns.bris.ac.uk (Usenet news owner) Nntp-Posting-Host: danno.cs.bris.ac.uk Organization: Bristol University X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <ezM0oFA5BBcxEwst@ruthless.demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 13 Apr 1996 22:09:13 GMT Lines: 25 Ravi Cheema (ravi@ruthless.demon.co.uk) wrote: : Is it possible to run LINUX executables on FreeBSD? If so do I need to : setup the system or can I just execute the programs? Yes, you will probably have to recompile your kernel with linux compatibility mode, unless you already have done. There is a lot of stuff about compiling kernels in the handbook which you should have. (it's in /usr/share/doc or something, can't remember offhand) You'll also need the linux_compatibility module, which you'll find in /usr/lkm or /var/lkm or even /lkm (therabouts anyway=) ) you need to load it in with modload try man modload. However your best bet is to find the handbook and read it carefully, it seems to have almost everything in, and will guide you through most of these things with more ease than anything else. Steve. (You may not need to recompile your kernel, but you may as well learn how to, it's worth the hassle. =) ) -- ,-------------------------------------------------------------, | Stephen Roome | roome@cs.bris.ac.uk | | Bristol, UK. | http://www.cs.bris.ac.uk/~roome/ | '-------------------------------------------------------------'