Problems installing nPth library... trying to configure GnuPG

jeanbapti · 08-20-2017, 05:31 AM

Hi Guys,

While configuring GnuPG I keep getting the error message that I need to install the nPth library. I have done the following:

1- tried sudo apt-get install npth
2- downloaded the .tar file and compile, make and install
3- Used Synaptic package manager to install npth libraries

AND still no joy.

Synaptic is showing npth as being installed as the latest version...

Any ideas?

HappyTux · 08-20-2017, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanbapti

Hi Guys,

While configuring GnuPG I keep getting the error message that I need to install the nPth library. I have done the following:

1- tried sudo apt-get install npth
2- downloaded the .tar file and compile, make and install
3- Used Synaptic package manager to install npth libraries

AND still no joy.

Synaptic is showing npth as being installed as the latest version...

Any ideas?

Usually you add -dev to the end this installs the development files needed for compiling, in this case looks like the package needed is libnpth0-dev.

Code:

~$ apt-cache search npth
libnpth0 - replacement for GNU Pth using system threads
libnpth0-dbg - debugging symbols for libnpth0
libnpth0-dev - headers for libnpth0

jeanbapti · 08-20-2017, 10:34 AM

Thanks for the response. It just tells me that libnpth is already the latest version 1.3...

HappyTux · 08-20-2017, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeanbapti

Thanks for the response. It just tells me that libnpth is already the latest version 1.3...

And that tells me nothing without seeing the package you refer to in output similar to the below I cannot tell if you refer to the libraries required to run a program depending upon them or the development files needed for compiling being installed.

Code:

~$ apt-cache policy libnpth0
libnpth0:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.0-1
  Version table:
     1.3-1~bpo8+1 0
        100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports/main amd64 Packages
     1.0-1 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages
~$ apt-cache policy libnpth0-dev
libnpth0-dev:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.0-1
  Version table:
     1.3-1~bpo8+1 0
        100 http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ jessie-backports/main amd64 Packages
     1.0-1 0
        500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main amd64 Packages