On 6/9/2005 7:30 AM, I believe that Michael wrote:
> Hi,
> Hope this is the write place to ask!
> I'm a fairy seasoned C++ programmer and decided to make the move to linux!!
> i have installed Debian and am now trying to get GAIM installed.
> I downloaded the RPM from sourceforge, then installed it using the kPackage
> manager, now I can't for the life of me work out how to run it! any thoughts
> i would be very grateful!!
>

Why didn't you install the .deb package which would be for Debian rather
than the RPM? Installing RPM packages on debian-based distros is asking
for trouble. Uninstall the RPM using kPackage, then use Synaptic, or
apt-get from the command line and install a debian version of GAIM.

# apt-get gaim
should do the trick. Then GAIM should appear within the menu structure
of your desktop (be it KDE, GNOME, or other).

HTH,
Tim