http://klik.atekon.de/details.php?section=graphics/&package=povray-3.5

I just tried what i downloaded and cannot seem to get it to work.

I'm not dying to figure it out; might not ever try again.  Just suprised
that this whole system for linux apps is out there, but glad pov was in it.

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knoppix@0[bin]$ povray-3.5 k### [at] onixpov
povray-3.5: error while loading shared libraries: libpvm3.so.3: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory
knoppix@0[bin]$
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Greg M. Johnson

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> knoppix@0[bin]$ povray-3.5 k### [at] onixpov
> povray-3.5: error while loading shared libraries: libpvm3.so.3: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory

	The 3.5 version that Debian distributes is not the official povray,
but a (partly broken) patch that includes PVM support for distributed
rendering.
	PVM is not available on your knoppix CD, so the binary you have
just happen to fail as it cannot find the library it needs.

	I've been using Knoppix (still at 3.4) for months now, and installed
various versions of povray (and many other things like gcc, latex) on a
persistent home directory, handled by knoppix as an "image" file (knoppix.img)
on a FAT32 partition.  You could do the same and install the official povray
(binary or sources) as well.  This file can be deleted as any regular file
under windows or linux, so it's not "invasive" at all.  2 GB is a good start.

	- NC

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