Novell Client for Linux supports 32-bit hardware platforms only. Even though Novell Linux Desktop might support some 64-bit hardware platforms, Novell Client 1.0 for Linux is designed for 32-bit hardware only.
When you are installing Novell Client for Linux, you must first uninstall any previous version of Novell Client for Linux (this includes beta versions). If you do not uninstall previous versions, the novfs kernel driver might not load correctly.
If you installed version 1.0 without uninstalling previous versions and you experienced problems, uninstall Novell Client and then install version 1.0.
On NLD workstations not running SP1 or SP2, if a dialog box indicating that the YaST installation of a package failed appears during installation, select Show Details. If the following three error messages appear, select Retry.
error: cannot get exclusive lock on /var/lib/rpm/Packages
error: cannot open Packages index using db3 - Operation not permitted (1)
error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm
When running the installation script, two fatal error messages appear, but Novell Client for Linux installs correctly. The errors are:
These messages will be rewritten in the future to avoid any confusion. They should be ignored in version 1.0.