Downloaded the RPM from IBM. Used Alien to convert to a DEB file. Installed using the package manager. No errors from the install..

Running on Ubuntu 7 something.
Can go to the library and try to run the ibm5250 program and get an error.

tim@CDRLinux:~$ sudo /opt/Ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin/setup5250
Password:
sudo: /opt/Ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin/setup5250: command not found
tim@CDRLinux:~$ cd /opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin
tim@CDRLinux:/opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin$ ls
colormapper cwbmedic cwbrunsql ibm5250 miscpref5250 rmtcmd
cwbcopwr cwbnltbl cwbtrc keymapper playedit rmtodbc
cwblmsrv cwbping helpviewer keypad printapp setup5250
tim@CDRLinux:/opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin$ ibm5250
bash: ibm5250: command not found
tim@CDRLinux:/opt/ibm/iSeriesAccess/bin$

As you can see the app is there from the LS command. But still cant run.

Any ideas?

you can try type like this to run the emulator
./ibm5250 -LANGID en_us