Well, I'm trying to install limewire, since Qtella is broke and my XP needs reformated.

Problem is that limewire needs a couple pakages to run, one of which is the jre. The jre needs some packages to run. They will probably need more packages, one of which will probably not work anyway.

This problem is the same problem I always have with linux; in fact, it is the soul reason I don't use linux all the time (plus no swf editor as good as Flash). Is there some way to have it install all the packages you need easily, or at least update your packages easily?

I don't understand why everything doesn't come bundled anyway. I have a cable connection and 40 gig hard drive, 200 extra source files wouldn't hurt anything.

Gtk-Gnutella gives the same problems...

It needs probably a hundred pieces of software installed.

/bin/sh, /bin/sh, libc.so.6, libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0), libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1), libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3), libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2), libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3), libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3.4), libgdk-1.2.so.0, libglib-1.2.so.0, libgtk-1.2.so.0, libintl.so.3, libm.so.6, libm.so.6(GLIBC_2.0), libresolv.so.2, libX11.so.6, libXext.so.6, libXi.so.6, libxml2.so.2, libz.so.1

How does anyone get anything to run? Am I missing the trick? It would be easier for me to download a distro that comes with it, burn 2x600meg CD's and reinstall a whole new OS!

If you're wanting everything served to you on a platter (inside your HDD, I presume...) you've probably picked the wrong distribution. Slackware tends to be fairly minimalist, it's more for people who want to customize applications for their system, which means manually configuring and building packages.

It's also for people who like to see which dependencies are required by an application (so that they can avoid applications that have unusual and seemingly unnecessary dependencies that will be difficult to update).

Having said that, there are places you can go to get pre-built packages for slackware, for example:
http://linuxpackages.net

Well, right now I'm using Swaret to try and upgrade my packages - hoping my dependancies are mostly due to the fact my Slackware is still version 10.

debian does just that

I wasn't saying I wanted a Different version, I was asking if I should get the new version of slackware - rather than try to update this one. I think I've got it covered now though.

most people, IF they don't keep up with Slackware-current will backup their ~/home files and some important stuff in /usr/share and do a re-install when a new version of Slack comes out...........----some people also have the attitude that if "it ain't broke, don't fix it".........if your system works like you want and your don't need the support of newer hardware that a different kernel provides why mess with it............SO just backup everything you deem important, download slack 10.2 and do a full re-install....it would be easier than jumping from 10.0 >> 10.2

Relying on 3rd party tools like swaret should not stop you from thinking yourself.
Look at that dependency list above... almost all of them should be part of your standard Slackware installation - not much would be able to run if all of that was missing.
Instead, look at your swaret configuration, perhaps smething is misconfigured. To me, all these so-called missing dependencies look like misconfiguration, a broken swaret repository, or the fact that you have no applied the patches for Slackware 10.0 that have been released and that swaret wants to to install right now.

And let me tell you: in Slackware the JRE does _not_ have dependencies, just get the freaking thing from www.sun.com and install it.
It's swaret that thinks in "dependencies".

Eric

There are no dependencies, it's swaret that's fooling you.

Go to linuxpackages.net and download gtk-gnutella

then do an "installpkg gtk*.tgz"