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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!

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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?

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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:

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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.

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