Installing kopete
 

Hi, i'm new to linux and I just installed Mandrake 9.2 (with KDE 3.1), but cannot seem to install ANY software. I'm currently attempting to install Kopete, but am uncessful with either the rpm or the scource code. When I try to run the rpm it says :

Some package requested cannot be installed:
kopete-0.6.1a-3akc.i586 (due to unsatisfied libcrypto.so.0)
do you agree ?

When I try to install the source I can run the configure fine (I think..), but when I type "make install" I get like a million and two errors. Can someone please HELP!

before you do make install you have to do:
make
That will build the package and get it ready to install

Oh yeah, sorry thats where all the errors were. Heres the last little bit:
make[3]: *** [index.cache.bz2] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/jeff/programs/kopete-0.8beta1/doc/kopete'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/jeff/programs/kopete-0.8beta1/doc'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/jeff/programs/kopete-0.8beta1'
make: *** [all] Error 2
[jeff@localhost kopete-0.8beta1]$

sounds like you didn't switch to root user to do the 'make install' command.

you should ./configure and 'make' as a normal user.

my layman's understanding of ./configure is that it reads your system environment and sets system variables for the install you are about to do. 'make' creates the files that will be used in the install. these are all saved in the same directory as the ./configure (which presumably you already have access to). you need to switch to root (type 'su' at the command line) to do the 'make install' becuase to acctually install the program, you will be copying files over into directories (such as /usr ) that only root has permissions to write to.

and p.s. if you don't like kopete, check out gaim.

That isn't the problem, I've tryed running make both as the root and a normal user and either way i get a huge list of errors. Heres a random piece of it:

index.docbook:361: validity error: No declaration for element keycap
<entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left Arrow</keycap></keycombo></ent
^
index.docbook:361: validity error: No declaration for element keycombo
<entry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left Arrow</keycap></keycombo></ent
^
index.docbook:361: validity error: No declaration for element entry
ntry><keycombo action="simul">&Alt;<keycap>Left Arrow</keycap></keycombo></entry
^
index.docbook:362: validity error: No declaration for element entry
<entry>Change to the previous tab.</entry>
^

Kopete came as an RPM with MDK 9.2, is it complete or is there something else it needs? Is it tied to KMail someway? I've got it set up but I don't think it works. Could not see a contact that I know was online. I tried "Gaim" but couldn't get that to work either. It also is in RPMs. Does it need additional software to work? I downloaded .74 but a file conflicted with the other version. I uninstalled and deleted the file in root but no go.

I tried Kopete and Gaim and was unsuccessful with both. Here is the one that worked for me:http://kmess.sourceforge.net/index.p...e=screenshots. Hooked right up to MSN Messenger and imported contacts, ready to go.:newbie: