cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 hey ya'll I just installed Red Hat linux 9 and having a few problems. The biggest problem i have are .rpm packages. If anyone could tell me how to install them, that would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercuryx013 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Typically you would use rpm -Uvh package.rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 I did that, and get an error message like this: error: Failed dependencies: gtkspell is needed by gaim-0.74-1rh9 libgtkspell.so.0 is needed by gaim-0.74-1rh9 libtk8.3.so is needed by gaim-0.74-1rh9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xRKx Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You need to install those mentioned packages as well - looks like the gtkspell package. I'm unsure of what libtk8.3 is in, off the top of my head. Doesn't RPM offer a command line option to handle dependencies? It's been ages since I've dealt with RPMs in a nongraphical environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 from where do I get those packages? all I want to do is install gaim :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Check out www.rpmfind.net 400th post :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You need to install those mentioned packages as well - looks like the gtkspell package. I'm unsure of what libtk8.3 is in, off the top of my head. Doesn't RPM offer a command line option to handle dependencies? It's been ages since I've dealt with RPMs in a nongraphical environment. libtk is from tk or tcltk if they put them together in RPM's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 I downloaded the lgtkspell-2.0.4.tar.gz but if I open it theres just a bunch of files and I dont know what to do :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I downloaded the lgtkspell-2.0.4.tar.gz but if I open it theres just a bunch of files and I dont know what to do :cry: Sounds like you downloaded the source. Either you can find the rpm of it or in those bunch of files, type: ./configure make make install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthater Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You might find apt to be useful if you aren't comfortable with rpm dependecies. It will give you a list of available packages and install them, while solving the deps for you. I use synaptic (requires you to install apt). You can find this on rpmfind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Sounds like you downloaded the source. Either you can find the rpm of it or in those bunch of files, type:./configure make make install yep, I think that was my problem. I downloaded the rpm of if, installed it, and the installatin of gaim finally worked :D :laugh: :woot: Now I have a new question: where does it install programs, and can I change the path where it installs it automatically in the start menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) got damn, I have a serious problem now: I used the desktop switcher, and changed it from gnome to twin, and all I can do now is access the console :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: is there a command that I can switch it back to gnome from the console? EDIT: I fixed it :woot: Edited December 17, 2003 by cspm2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Usually stuff is installed into /usr/bin or /usr/sbin or /sbin. Never gotten myself stuck in twin, but if it's just a console, try typing "exit". Nevermind, looks like you fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You might find apt to be useful if you aren't comfortable with rpm dependecies. It will give you a list of available packages and install them, while solving the deps for you. I use synaptic (requires you to install apt). You can find this on rpmfind. Or yum, which was built for RPM distros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthater Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Or yum, which was built for RPM distros. Yes, I have heard yum is good. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspm2003 Posted December 18, 2003 Author Share Posted December 18, 2003 whats yum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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