I got k3b-0.9-i686.tgz from L-Pkg's and installed using pkgtool. When I try to run it from the CL, I get this message:

"error while loading shared libraries: libasound.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory."

I am confident that I have all the required lib's and other stuff installed.

All kde-lib's; oggutils; audiofile; gnome-audio, media, libmikmod, glade, libgnome; mpg321; mad; esound.

Some things listed probably don't have any bearing on this issue. I don't know if I need to set something up or what. I do know that something needs adjusted, installed or just ain't right.

Thanks for any help that's a comin'.

BC

you need to install ALSA. Its a sound daemon.

Is ALSA on the official-slack-CD-set? If not where do I get it?

Thank you very much, contrasutra(grin).

BC

you can download alsa libs straight from ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/a...tar.bz2...just configure and compile and it will go
have phun!

Thanks. I downloaded the alsa-0.9.5, driver, library, utils and tools from the alsa site.

Do I need to install/configure all of these or just the library? I assume all of them.

It also mentioned using "cvs" to compile or "./configure". I have cvs installed, so which method should I use?

Any other tips/tricks to this process?

TIA, BC

I've gotten problems running k3b from slackpacks... and I can confirm that I have all the necessary libraries and dependency apps.

My advice is for you to compile it from source. Works first time, everytime for me.

I followed the installation instructions for compiling alsa, and after the 1st step... './configure --with-cards=cs4630 --with-sequencer=yes;make;make install' , I got errors at the last part. I didn't copy them, but I think it was error-1.

I don't know what's going on with this slack-box, but something isn't working the way it should.

I don't know what to do next, but one thing I do know is I'm frustrated as h*ll!

BC

Problem solved(grin)!

I reinstalled slack-9, doing a full-install. After configuring everything-fonts, printing, alsa, security, user permission to mount CD, and all the slack-current updates, I compiled k3b from source, using checkinstall, successfully!

When I reinstalled, I didn't format my /home partition... preserved my personal settings.

I stress to all newb's to do a "full" install and later you can uninstall un-needed programs.

I just wanted to post a close for this post.

Peace, BC