===== Installation of the Novell GroupWise 7.0 Client =====

==== Emerging the client applications ====


<code>
# layman -a n4g
# emerge -uND netiq-groupwise-gwclient
</code>


or if you want to experiment with the new ebuilds in the experimental overlay

<code>
# layman -a n4g
# layman -a n4g-experimetal
# emerge -uND netiq-groupwise-gwclient
</code>


==== usage ====

you can start it from console

<code>
# groupwise
</code>


or take a look at the "Internet" submenu under your start menu

==== known problem ====

When you start GW you get an error along the lines of:


<code>
groupwise-bin: xcb_xlib.c:52: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed.
/usr/bin/groupwise: line 3: 10692 Aborted  /opt/novell/groupwise/client/bin/groupwise-bin "$@"
</code>


follow the instructions in the compiz Howto: [[http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_compiz-fusion#XCB_workaround|XCB workaround]] 

When you want to print a mail and at the printer properties page are no printers listen
follow the instructions in the CUPS FAQ: [[http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L433+T+Qjava#Why|is Java is unable to print to my CUPS 1.2 printers ?]] 


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