Installation of Domino 6.5.3 FixPack 1 (hotfix number 653FP26) fails on my Mandrake 10.0 box.
It says “Verifying the installation data, this can take several minutes - please, wait…” and sends me back to the shell right after the license agreement.
Any idea?
Subject: Domino 6.5.3FP1 install fails on Mandrake 10 (more info)
Just spotted the install script creates an output file in /tmp (like it was easier than just printing it on screen!) which says:
/opt/lotus/notes/65030/linux/res/fr_FR/strings.res is not a strings.res file OR is it corrupted. at /root/linux/tools/lib/StringsRes.pm line 105.
/root/linux is where I unpacked the fixpack.
And oh, yes, I’m using localized templates. And localized “strings” as is seems. Maybe I shouldn’t.
Tried commenting out the failing check in StringsRes.pm line 105, but now it just hangs forever (perl keeps burning 100% CPU time).
Well…
Subject: Domino 6.5.3 Fixpack1 installation broken on Linux + LP
Well, I tried to get rid of this issue in every possible way.
On a fresh Domino 6.5.3, both the language pack and fixpack1 install all right.
But when one is installed the other won’t.
AFAICS this is the expected behaviour for the language pack: it is packaged for a specific Domino release.
However the fixpack should apply to any Domino environment, including localized environments.
It fails on this strings.res check (and fails further without this check).
I’m currently trying to work around the problem by:
installing Dom653 and the french language pack
removing the whole /opt/lotus dir
reinstalling Domino 6.5.3 without the templates
installing the FixPack1
This will leave out localized files from /opt/lotus/notes, which the FixPack1 does not like.
Anyone else fell on this one?
Comments from people running a localized Domino 6.5 on Linux (or not) are welcome. 
Subject: RE: Domino 6.5.3 Fixpack1 installation broken on Linux + LP
We are having the same problem as described with Red Hat (french language pack installed also)…
Subject: RE: Domino 6.5.3 Fixpack1 installation broken on Linux + LP
Thanks for your answer Pierre.I did what I said in my previous message.
It seems to be running all right.
Subject: RE: Domino 6.5.3 Fixpack1 installation broken on Linux + LP
I’ve had the same problems on Fedora Core 3 after the Dutch Language Pack was installed.
I’ve searched the code and discovered two options in the install file:
LP_REPLACE=1
export LP_REPLACE
These lines are comment by default. Uncomment the lines and start the install again. It will install FP1 without an error.
Subject: Thanks Robert, I’ll try this on my next install.
Subject: Same workaround still useful with 6.5.4FP1