Error when trying to install gnome slack build on Slackware 14.2

Mackyboy123 · 11-28-2020, 08:38 AM

I'm trying to use [this](http://gnomeslackbuild.org/download/) to install Gnome for slackware. When I type `lynx --source http://gnomeslackbuild.org/net-install/64 | bash` I get this error
```
bash: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
bash: line 1: `<!DOCTYPE html>'
```

Alien Bob · 11-28-2020, 11:03 AM

Please don't blindly try to install software!
That page no longer exists and if you would care to read a little, you'll see on http://gnomeslackbuild.org/download/
that "GNOME SlackBuild 2.30 is designed and built for Slackware or Slackware64 13.1 only!" i.e. forget about this, it is way too old.

Mackyboy123 · 11-28-2020, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alien Bob

Please don't blindly try to install software!
That page no longer exists and if you would care to read a little, you'll see on http://gnomeslackbuild.org/download/
that "GNOME SlackBuild 2.30 is designed and built for Slackware or Slackware64 13.1 only!" i.e. forget about this, it is way too old.

Ok then, where do I install gnome for Slackware?

Alien Bob · 11-28-2020, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mackyboy123

Ok then, where do I install gnome for Slackware?

Try MATE, this is a continuation of GNOME2, and the Mate SlackBuild project at https://mateslackbuilds.github.io/ is actively supporting this for Slackware 14.2 and -current.
Forget GNOME3 if you do not want to install systemd, it won't work without.

willysr · 11-28-2020, 12:11 PM

or Cinnamon which is based on GNOME 3 at https://cinnamonslackbuilds.github.io/
it's still based on previous 4.6 release (current release is 4.8), but once elogind is added into main tree, i think 4.8 is good to go as well