Installing Gaim 0.71 rpm
Hi I was wondering do i have the correct version of the gaim package to install on redhat 9 on a PIV 1.7GHz. The file i got was .. gaim-0.71-1rh9.i386.rpm The reason i'm asking is that when i click on the rpm to install it, It asks me for my root password and i enter it, then it says its checking for dependancys and the screen disapears and nothing happens. Gaim isn't even installed. (norm i get the please wait while installing screen)
Thanks for any help ye can give. |
Hi, Install it in a terminal, i find the RPM graphical installer is a little screwy and sometimes even brings X down.
step-by-step:- [alt]+F2 (if ur using KDE or GNOME) type aterm in aterm type "su" type root password type "rpm -ivh gaim-0.71-1rh9.i386.rpm" if it doesnt install it will then tell u why. |
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There are issues with redhat-install-packages (and redhat-config-packages). You would see an error message if you started your browser/package-tool in a terminal (e.g. xterm, konsole). Download the i386.rpm package to your disk, then install it with: rpm -ivh gaim-0.71-1rh9.i386.rpm Or get additional helper tools such as Yum or APT-RPM. |
hey again,
I did what you suggested and it started saying, warning: gaim-0.71-1rh9.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 883c1c14 error: Failed dependencies: libgtkspell.so.0 is needed by gaim-0.71-1rh9 As seen as i'm new too linux i've no idea what that means but i understand that i need to install "libgtkspell.so.0" somehow. |
Booyakasa,
No need for any more help. I did some sweettalking to the comp (ya sweettalking, sure:)) anyways ive got it working. Thanks guys. |
It would be important to know where you downloaded gaim.
You can get gtkspell packages from e.g. fedora.us or freshrpms.net. However preferably you should get all dependencies from the same place. |
do u mind telling us how u solved it???
I seem to have the very same problem on the very same distib... and I have no idea how to install Gaim... |
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