Instructions for Installing Corel® WordPerfect®
8 for Linux® with the Download Version of Corel® LINUX® OS
The Problem
The download version of Corel® LINUX® OS does not include Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux®. End users wanting to run Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux (retail or download) have to install it separately. The basic problem is that the xlib6 package, which is needed to run WordPerfect 8.0 under the download version of Corel LINUX OS, is not installed by default as part of the typical setup.
Users who attempt to install WordPerfect on a standard or desktop lite install of Corel LINUX OS will be unable to launch a graphical installation. Furthermore, after completing a text-based installation of WordPerfect, the application will fail upon launch.
This is not an issue with retail versions of Corel LINUX OS (Standard and Deluxe), as they include an updated version of WordPerfect that does not require this library package.
The Solution
- From the main menu, select Applications | System | Corel(R) Update
- Under Options | Set file sources, select Distribution Site and deselect Custom Path(s)
- Click OK
- Select the Available Software tab
- Click File | Update Profile
- Now select Edit | Find (Ctrl+F)
- Search for lib6
- Once 'xlib6 3.3.5-1.0.1 shared libraries required by libc5 X clients' has been located, click the X in front of lib6 so that it becomes two arrows
- Select File | Upgrade/Install Packages
The library should now be installed automatically.