slap-get problems

rosariowong · 08-07-2004, 06:25 AM

I have a problem with slap-get.
When I do:
#apt-get --install abiword or another aplication
the system says that's no abiword or update for him
First I do:
#gedit /etc/slapt-getrc
and a discovery, in slapt-getrc two sources (With the first The computer don't make connection and the second, jaos.org, I think that has no packages there)
Then I do:
#apt-get update

What I can do?
Where I discovery new sources?
What's wrong?

P.S: Sorry my english

gbonvehi · 08-07-2004, 06:35 AM

Ermm.. slapt-get is slapt-get not apt-get
You should do first: slapt-get --update
that checks the packages found on the mirros (jaos.org contains slapt-get packages only).
Then slapt-get --install package

Try this mirror: SOURCE=ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/slackware/slackware-current/

Btw, it won't install it if you current have the latest one installed, try --reinstall if that the case.

rosariowong · 08-07-2004, 06:46 AM

I think that I can no use that souce: SOURCE=ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/slackware/slackware-current/
because I have de slackware 9.1

gbonvehi · 08-07-2004, 07:10 AM

Change slackware-current to slackware-9.1 then.

Remember that 9.1 repository will only contains fixes to the original 9.1 install.

rosariowong · 08-07-2004, 07:23 AM

You are right...

slapt-get don't install dependencies?

gbonvehi · 08-07-2004, 07:28 AM

Nope, it doesn't check for dependencies. You can try swaret if you want dependency checking (i personally use slapt-get so i can't help you with it).

Anyway, you can always see the dependencies using ldd command or going to the software homepage and seeing the System requeriments. IE: I just went to abiword's homepage and the requeriment is: GTK+ 2.2 or newer (2.2.4 recommended)