Lotus Notes 8.5 doesn't start on Suse Linux 10

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Subject: Lotus Notes 8.5 doesn't start on Suse Linux 10

Feedback Type: Problem

Product Area: Notes Client

Technical Area: Install

Platform: Linux client - SLED

Release: 8.5

Reproducible: Always

I am trying to install Lotus Notes 8.5 on SUSE Enterprise Desktop Linux 10.2

After installing the ibm_lotus_notes-8.5.i586.rpm without error, I click the Lotus Notes 8.5 option from the Gnome menu and it does absolutely nothing. Not even the faintest hint of a busy cursor.

From a terminal window I get the following error.

zero:~ # cd /opt/ibm/lotus/notes
zero:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes # notes
bash: notes: command not found

I don't quite understand this message since "notes" is in the current directory

zero:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes # ls n*
nntpcl.res notes.ico notes.res notesmm nsdexec nsfsr.so ntspreld
notes notes.png notes2 nsd.sh nseu50en.res nsku50en.res

zero:~ # rpm -qa | grep ibm_lotus
ibm_lotus_notes-8.5-20090107.1537

I have confirmed the prerequisites from the link below are present:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg27013076

zero:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes # rpm -qa | grep metacity
metacity-themes-0.1-505.2
metacity-2.12.3-0.15

zero:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes # rpm -qa | grep compiz
compiz-0.4.0-0.37
compiz-gnome-0.4.0-0.37

zero:/opt/ibm/lotus/notes # rpm -qa | grep xgl
xgl-hardware-list-070326-0.12
xgl-cvs_060522-0.44

I am new to Linux. My only previous experience of installing an application took me about three days doing the dependency dance. In this instance Notes didn't complain about any dependency deficit so I'm perplexed as to why it does so little when I try to start it.

Any help would be appreciated as I'm keen to have a rummage around Notes 8.5 and see how it performs on Linux.

Thanks

Feedback number WEBB7PDRLL created by ~Vijay Quettumiskiettu on 02/18/2009

Status: Open
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