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 Simple Question 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!! Mike      |
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01-18-2008, 07:46 AM
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| Re: Simple Question 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 |
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| Re: Simple Question tim wunder wrote: > On 6/9/2005 7:30 AM, I believe that Michael wrote: .... >> 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 .... > 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). ehm... apt-get install gaim ----------------^^^^^^^ this will work better... :-) -- "Co' parlo no i scolta Co' i scolta no i capise Co' i capise i se desmentega" RRB@ http://www.allservice.it/ |
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01-18-2008, 07:46 AM
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| Re: Simple Question RRB wrote: > tim wunder wrote: <snip> >> >> # apt-get gaim >> should do the trick. Then GAIM should appear within the menu structure >> of your desktop (be it KDE, GNOME, or other). > > ehm... apt-get install gaim > ----------------^^^^^^^ > > this will work better... :-) > Doh! yeah, that'd work better... -- Fedora Core release 2 (Tettnang), Linux 2.6.12-rc4-mm2 KDE: 3.4.1-1.0.fc2.kde, xorg-x11-6.8.2-1.FC2.13 11:00:00 up 1 day, 3:51, 1 user, load average: 0.34, 0.20, 0.17 MP3/OGG archive Total playlength : 7 days, 1 hours, 26 mins 30 seconds "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts" John Wooden |
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