Installing XFree86-devel

itsari7 · 02-18-2005, 05:06 PM

Has anyone gotten XFree86-devel to install on Mandrake 10.1? I tried to install and it told me it needed, libc.so.5. So I installed libc-base-5.3.12-39mdk.i586.rpm, but that whines about ld.so1, so I ran the following command:
rpm --install ld.so1-1.9.11-10mdk.src.rpm and got the following output:
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root
warning: user ghibo does not exist - using root

Needless to say I don't think it went in right. Can anyone point out where I might be going wrong?

Thanks for your help.

Micro420 · 02-18-2005, 06:53 PM

Whenever you need to install a package, go to the Mandrake Control Center and go to SOFTWARE and then INSTALL. Search for xfree86-devel and it should pop up. Check box it and click INSTALL.

People on here rant and rave about URPMI in console, but the Mandrake Control Center is the same thing as URPMI but it's graphical.

reddazz · 02-18-2005, 08:53 PM

Mandrake 10.1 uses xorg and not xfree86, so you are supposed to be looking for xorg-devel (or xorg-x11-devel). The package thats giving you all those errors is a source rpm and not a binary rpm, so it won't helo you in anyway unless you intend to build an rpm from it. You will probably break your system if you try and install xfree86 alonside xorg.

opjose · 02-18-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Micro420

People on here rant and rave about URPMI in console, but the Mandrake Control Center is the same thing as URPMI but it's graphical.

So is RPMDrake...

All are one and the same.

However instructing a novice on what to do via URPMI can be a hell of a lot easier than trying to teach them to utilize the gui.... hence the usual preferances for urpmi...

It's easier to say

urpmi kernel-source

than

Run "Install Software", filter your sources, then search, blah, blah, blah.

So, I'll (for one) will continue to RANT AND RAVE!

Micro420 · 02-18-2005, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by opjose
So is RPMDrake...

All are one and the same.

However instructing a novice on what to do via URPMI can be a hell of a lot easier than trying to teach them to utilize the gui.... hence the usual preferances for urpmi...

It's easier to say

urpmi kernel-source

than

Run "Install Software", filter your sources, then search, blah, blah, blah.

So, I'll (for one) will continue to RANT AND RAVE!

LOL For me, personally, I find the GUI easier, but that's just me.

At least there are multiple ways of doing it so I'm sure one way would work for everyone.

opjose · 02-19-2005, 01:44 AM

I agree, but "urpmi this" is easier to post...

Saves the fingers from wearing out... heh.

itsari7 · 02-20-2005, 11:30 AM

Thanks for the help everyone. I'm going to take a look at your suggestions and will post back with my progress.

reddazz, how did you know it took xorg-devel instead? Good thing I didn't get xfree86-devel in or that coulda been nasty.

reddazz · 02-20-2005, 02:04 PM

Most distros except Debian Stable and a handful of others have switched over to xorg due to licensing and other issues with xfree86. Another reason I knew is because I use Mandrake a lot, so try and catch up with any updates

itsari7 · 02-20-2005, 02:15 PM

awesome. i don't have desktop access to my box right now, so i used urpmi through SSH.

I basically used urpmi and followed the instructions at http://www.zebulon.org.uk/urpmi_en.html to get it set up. Then I used your information about xorg to get the right package in.

Thank you for the great info to everyone. I'm glad I found this board.