how to install source files in linux....?

shivarajM · 04-27-2009, 01:57 AM

Hi,
I downloaded Zenity source files from softopedia, i dont know how to install that Please help me, i am using Red Hat.

Thank you...

weibullguy · 04-27-2009, 04:32 AM

You should probably try installing Zenity using your package manager. It would be something like

Code:

yum install zenity

If you really need to install Zenity from source, it would be something like

Code:

./configure --prefix=usr --localstatedir=/var/lib
make
su -c 'make install'

pixellany · 04-27-2009, 09:26 AM

shivarajM;

I looked thru your posting history and it seems that all of your 4 threads are related....Please keep related topics together in one thread.

For example, you question about making a "front end" for a script does no make sense unless one reads your previous posts.

AlucardZero · 04-27-2009, 10:49 AM

Unpack the source (probably with command tar xvzf filename.tar.gz), then read the README and INSTALL files.

shivarajM · 04-28-2009, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weibullguy

You should probably try installing Zenity using your package manager. It would be something like

Code:

yum install zenity

If you really need to install Zenity from source, it would be something like

Code:

./configure --prefix=usr --localstatedir=/var/lib
make
su -c 'make install'

I am geting the error message while instaling Zenity....

configure: error: gnome-doc-utils >= 0.3.2 not found

Help me........

lazlow · 04-28-2009, 01:36 AM

What distro, version, and arch are you running?

Post back the results of yum repolist.

jschiwal · 04-28-2009, 01:36 AM

If you use your package manager, it will install the dependencies you need.

The error message says that you need to install gnome-doc-utils. Also install the gnome-doc-utils-devel package if it exists.

shivarajM · 05-11-2009, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jschiwal

If you use your package manager, it will install the dependencies you need.

The error message says that you need to install gnome-doc-utils. Also install the gnome-doc-utils-devel package if it exists.

when i tried to install zenity using yum in Fedora....
yum install zenity

I got following error....

[root@localhost ~]# yum install zenity
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Could not retrieve mirrorlist http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mir...ra-7&arch=i386 error was
[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-3, 'Temporary failure in name resolution')>
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: fedora

jschiwal · 05-11-2009, 01:09 AM

That sounds like you need to configure your network. It couldn't find the IP address for mirrors.fedoraproject.org. Check your /etc/resolve.conf file. Does it contain your ISP's DNS servers? Is your default gateway entry correct? Enter "/sbin/route". Is the default route correct?

lazlow · 05-11-2009, 01:09 AM

Support for Fedora 7 was dropped over a year ago. Fedora 10 is current and support for Fedora 9 will be dropped one month after F11 is released(later this month?).

shivarajM · 05-11-2009, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lazlow

Support for Fedora 7 was dropped over a year ago. Fedora 10 is current and support for Fedora 9 will be dropped one month after F11 is released(later this month?).

which Fedora Release has built in ZENITY package...?

lazlow · 05-11-2009, 01:48 PM

I THINK it is available in the base repo of any supported version. If you do not like updating very often you may wish to consider switching to Centos. Centos is RHEL(Red Hat Enterprise Linux) with the logos removed. They have a 5 year (plus) support life. RHEL/Centos 5.X was based on FC6 so it will have a very familiar "feel". Zenity is in the Centos base repo.