Slackware 11 AbiWord
 

I downloaded the autopackage of AbiWord from their website. The install says I need GConf to continue. I can't find anything like that in the slackware packages. AbiWord just game with gnome on dropline, but now im using xfce. Anyone know where I can get the gconf package?

http://amigolinux.org/ provides many options for a GNOME-free and KDE-free desktop and is managed by a Slackware forum regular, gnashley.

Abiword is in there in multiple places, pick the version you like. The most current on that site is in Extra/. You can download and install the GNOME-COMPAT packages to build and run the latest Abiword even though it requires GNOME.

edit: deleted, tuxdev's post was better...

tobyl

Actually that is pretty cool. I don't have any need for AbiWord but that GNOME-COMPAT package set is extremely interesting. I don't like Gnome but programs like Abiword "need" gnome to work.

Gnashley (or anyone else who knows): With a full Slackware 11 install, which ones of GNOME-COMPAT should be installed? It says on the site that the package list assumes that it isn't a full Slackware install and some of those packages look familiar. Well I've got a full install plus I'm inclined to think that maybe some of those come standard with Slackware.

Anyway, I appreciate anyone's input!

I assume you are talking about and have already read
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...E_COMPAT.HOWTO

The first list are simply dependencies for GNOME-COMPAT. Since you have a full install, you don't need to worry about that.

The second list are libs some programs need, of which only fribidi is also an official package. It probably doesn't matter which version you use compatibility-wise, but the official package is (IIRC) more recent so you will want that version.

The next three lists are for the various levels of GNOME compatibility. Most GNOME programs need level 2 compatibility, so you can install that at first and add packages one-by-one from level 3 if a particular program demands it.

I think it would be really nice if the Abiword devs looked into using the new print functions from gtk-2.10.x and tried to ditch the Gnome dependency... ;)

But if you install GConf, your going to run into other Gnome deps after that.. Looking into Gnashley's packages might do the trick for you.

@tuxdev:
Yup, that's the doc I saw alright. I understand now. What threw me off was the "Milestone" marking of the lists. For some reason I automatically equated that as a type of changelog when they're actually package groups. I only thought the top list was the actual set, the second list an optional dependency list and the last three were changelog milestones... I feel silly but c'est la vie.

Thanks!

Appreciate the comments guys. Sorry I hadn't seen this as I've been in hospital the last few days.

'Milestone' is supposed to mean a certain compatibility-level. Since Abiword was what I was trying to get going anyway, you'll need to install all of the 1,2 and 3 groups.

If you want to do it the No-Gnome way use:
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/...AbiWord-2.2.9/

Or look for the old GTK-1.2-only version. There's packages and sources in parrallel trees as for everything. I'll try to get back to improving the documentation, especially if I get any specific feedback.