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Arch linux some software wont open

Hello,

I have just installed arch linux 2008.06 i installed openbox as my gui and when i choose things from the menu for instance Xchat it will do nothing at all and when i try and run it from xterm

[xray7224@myhost ~]$ xchat
bash: xchat: command not found

after "su"

bash-3.2# xchat
bash: xchat: command not found

after "su -"

[root@myhost ~]# xchat
-bash: xchat: command not found

i thought maybe it could have been user permissions but like i have just shown its not because root will not run it ether im not sure what it could be.

System Specs:
RAM = 2gb
CPU = Intel 1.42Ghz Duel core
GUI = openbox
Distro = Arch Linux 2008.06
GPU = Intel GMA X3100

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

On my system, xchat is not installed by default:

Code:

[mherring@mystical play]$ pacman -Q|grep xchat

[mherring@mystical play]$ pacman -Sl|grep xchat

extra xchat 2.8.6-2

extra xchat-gnome 0.18-2

community xchat-systray-integration 2.4.5-1

community xchatosd 5.19-1

I don't know about Openbox, but XFCE puts things in the menus that are not actually installed.

Learn to use these in your sleep:
pacman -Q|grep something
pacman -Sl|grep something

ah right ok thanks i think that has solved my problem :)

Openbox doesn't auto-generate it's menus by default, the menu that comes in the package is just an example.

Ah thanks :) ill remeber that ill try and work out how to edit them :)