Installed slackware (again)....

got basic devices working... all ok

installed/configured swaret.

did updatedb
did swaret --update
all ok
did swaret --upgrade -a
besides a few missing files - went ok
got missing files list down to 2-3.. no big deal

did swaret --dep

big problems. most programs don't work now in X. Here is the end result when just doing:
swaret --dep kde


[ http://www.swaret.org/swaret ]
### Fetching Libraries List File... DONE!
[ ftp://ftp.linuxpackages.net/pub/Slackware-9.1 ]
### Fetching 'LinuxPackagesDOTNET' Libraries List File... FAILED!
[ ftp://ftp.linuxpackages.net/pub/Slackware-9.1 ]
### Fetching Libraries Package for 'LinuxPackagesDOTNET' Packages... DONE!
=> Uncompressing 'LinuxPackagesDOTNET' Libraries Package... DONE!

%%% Detecting Package and Library Names... DONE!
%%% Attaching Package Names to Libraries... DONE!
% (libfribidi.so.0) from Package 'kdegraphics-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (liblcms.so.1) from Package 'kdegraphics-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libmusicbrainz.so.2) from Package 'kdemultimedia-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libtag.so.1) from Package 'kdemultimedia-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libslp.so.1) from Package 'kdenetwork-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libdb-4.1.so) from Package 'kdevelop-3.0.3-i686-1' NOT FOUND!




help anyone????? - tw

install packages :
fribidi
lcms
taglib

for messages :
% (libfribidi.so.0) from Package 'kdegraphics-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (liblcms.so.1) from Package 'kdegraphics-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libtag.so.1) from Package 'kdemultimedia-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!

For others I don't know

[ edit ]
...but I guess

install packages :
musicbrainz
slp
db-4.1

for messages
% (libmusicbrainz.so.2) from Package 'kdemultimedia-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libslp.so.1) from Package 'kdenetwork-3.2.2-i686-1' NOT FOUND!
% (libdb-4.1.so) from Package 'kdevelop-3.0.3-i686-1' NOT FOUND!

i understand that I need to install these libraries, but when just using swaret --dep, i get a HUGE list of them. It would take a week just finding/installing them

The point of my copy and paste of the results was to point out this line:

### Fetching 'LinuxPackagesDOTNET' Libraries List File... FAILED!


I guess I should have made that more clear - sorry.

i thought swaret was suppose to take care of dependancies as well as packages...

how can i get swaret to get all these lib files???


thanks so much - tw

I did on a big upgrade from a new 9.1 install - mainly relating gnome2.6 - had to download and compile a few source files from gnome.org to actually get gnome working - still isn't quite right with icons missing all over the shop anf file-roller not automatically integreate etc. - gonna bang on dropline over the top and see if it makes everything pretty again

I know linuxPackages web site is great but for regular upgrade install for the system, I woulnd'nt add it to the url in swaret.conf, better let it as default works well.

I think i would have to agree with you keefaz. On my first install I didn't uncomment the linuxpackagesDOTNET line - it upgraded things just a bit, but it was problem free. (except I know not to update alsa now!!!) I'll play around with swaret it a bit more, but if it doesn't pan out, I guess anather reinstall is in order...

glad I'm taking notes and copying edited files to disk.. makes reinstall MUCH easier.

Slack is so luck faster then my last distro... I am looking forward to the day slackware is up and running 100%...

thanks.

you can always set VERSION parameter in swaret.conf like VERSION=current to get more actual packages.