[SOLVED] libcurses not an options and libncurses already installed

jbruyet · 08-26-2012, 08:34 PM

Hey all, I'm trying to get a program installed (Kismet) and when I run ./configure I get dropped out with the following error:

Code:

configure: error: Failed to find libcurses or libncurses.  Install them or disable building the Kismet client with --disable-client.  Disabling the client is probably not something you want to do normally.

When I run Yast libcurses doesn't come up as an option and all four libncurses options have already been installed. Any ideas, suggestions, recommendations?

Thanks,

Joe B

jbruyet · 08-26-2012, 08:39 PM

Sigh, never mind. I just stumbled across a post that said to install ncurses, not libcurses. That did it. Why do I never find these things until AFTER I make a post on a forum?

Thanks,

Joe B

TobiSGD · 08-27-2012, 02:59 AM

Well, at least you find them and it is nice that you post back your solution, so that other users can benefit from it. Please mark the thread as solved using the thread tools at the top of the thread.