Unable to find/use Installed Packages in Vector Linux.

rvijay · 09-13-2003, 01:28 PM

I got a package for Wine from my Red Hat CD, converted it to the tgz format in Vector Linux and installed it. Now I am unable to find it in either my start menu or my desktop icon. Please assist in using this package.

Thanks.

Vijay

mhearn · 09-13-2003, 05:16 PM

Build it from the source. Converting packages is generally not a good idea, things like desktop integration won't work correctly

rvijay · 09-13-2003, 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by mhearn
Build it from the source. Converting packages is generally not a good idea, things like desktop integration won't work correctly

Thanks this is very good to know. What does the term - build it from source exactly mean. I am very new to this. So a detailed basic explanation will greatly help.

Thanks.

Vijay

mhearn · 09-13-2003, 05:48 PM

Download the .tar.gz file for the latest release, run ./tools/wineinstall from the new directory.

On second thoughts, i'd learn a bit more about linux before playing with wine like this.......