Slackware 13 64bit: First time using SlackBuilds and unable to install programs.
I never used SlackBuilds before and I tried to install programs by using with it. I read the HOWTO but I never gotten it to work. I did a forum search and found this thread: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ht=slackbuilds
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I tried to follow it in a similar fashion for openbox but I was unable to install it. This was the exact way I tried it. 1. # wget http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/1...openbox.tar.gz 2. Code:
bash-3.1# tar xzf openbox.tar.gz (long list of package was created) 4. # cd /tmp 5. # installpkg openbox-i486_SBo.tgz It's fine until cd /tmp but after I try to do the installpkg, it says file not found. It would greatly be appreciated if anyone could tell me what I'm doing wrong. |
After you compile using ./openbox.Slackbuild does it say the package has been created in /tmp ?
Btw, you can use sbopkg for easily installing stuffs from slackbuilds. |
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/tmp/SBo/openbox-3.4.7.2/mp4 /tmp/SBo/openbox-3.4.7.2/mp4/lib-link.m4 /tmp/SBo/openbox-3.4.7.2/mp4/inttypes_h.m4 /tmp/SBo/package-openbox etc. etc. Thank you for the link, I'll check that out. |
did you try ARCH=x86_64, or changing ARCH=${ARCH:-i486(or -i686)} to ARCH=${ARCH:-x86_64} in the SlackBuild?
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This should the correct way? 1. # wget http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/1...openbox.tar.gz 2. Code:
bash-3.1# tar xzf openbox.tar.gz 3. # ARCH=x86_64 ./openbox.SlackBuild 4. # cd /tmp 5. # installpkg openbox-i486_SBo.tgz This is my first time installing it so I'm a bit worried if I did it correctly on the change directory (cd openbox). Code:
bash-3.1# tar xzf openbox.tar.gz Code:
bash-3.1# |
Yeah, unless you set up your .bashrc(or is it .bash_profile?) to display your current directory, it just gives you a prompt. If you want to see where you are, try "pwd"-that will tell you what the current directory is(pwd=print working directory).
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Slackware package /tmp/openbox-3.4.7.2-x86_64-5_SBo.tgz created. Code:
# cd /tmp installpkg openbox-3.4.7.2-x86_64-5_SBo.tgz instead. I'm just making sure before I mess up my computer again. |
:D Try this:
installpkg /tmp/openbox-3.4.7.2-x86_64-5_SBo.tgz You are giving the wrong package name. :P May I suggest using tab completion? |
Ha ha, ~sHyLoCk~ beat me to it! Tab completion is very handy, especially for lazy typists(such as myself)!
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Thank you very much everyone! It worked perfectly. However, I'm having trouble switching to openbox. I did a google search and found out I need to type "openbox --replace"
I'm not able to switch since it says windows manager is already running on screen 0. I'm currently on fluxbox and going from fluxbox menu > windows mangagers > switch to another windows doesn't give me any error. Sorry, this is most likely my last question before thread is solved. I'm not sure how to add these new programs to where I can open it up or for example, the terminal like rxvt, I can only open it from using xterm. When I close xterm, rxvt closes too. |
You can't use openbox within fluxbox. Both are WMs. You can use openbox within a DE like KDE, gnome or a well-customized openbox DE-> LXDE [I would recommend you this, get it from alien's package] and also you can use openbox standalone. From KDM, select sesion and change to openbox.
Good Luck |
If you're in runlevel 3(that is, you type "startx" to get to X), try "xwmconfig"- it'll give you options regarding your choice of window manager/desktop...just curious, if you're using Fluxbox(which I use, and love, so I'm biased ;^), why do you want Openbox?
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I was just trying out other random WM, I wasn't specifically looking at OpenBox. The reason I was looking for other WM was because of fluxbox's (taskbar?) on the bottom being half the size of my screen in the center. I was looking for something that has the taskbar stretched out in the entire screen. Maybe this is just limited knowledge since the look I was trying to get is this http://www.box-look.org/content/show...?content=61999 and this person uses fluxbox. I followed the instruction, only the color changed and the taskbar remained the same. |
Normally the procedure is just changing the version number and setting it to 64bit. It is easy, until the build fail... And some are really tricky =]
You can start from the ground with Alien's SlackBuild Toolkit (alien.slackbook.org/AST/) or get a lot of them on SlackBuilds main site (slackbuilds.org). There are trusted precompiled binaries for Slackware64. Openbox sits here: http://connie.slackware.com/~alien/s...ox/pkg64/13.0/ Another nice set of 64bit packages are stored at http://rlworkman.net/pkgs/13.0/x86_64/ SlackBook (www.slackbook.org), SlackWiki (http://slackwiki.org/) and Alien's Wiki (http://alien.slackbook.org/dokuwiki/...ware:slackware) are nice places to read about Slackware. |
Oh yes, you can make Fluxbox do lots of stuff- I have my taskbar on top, full width, and hidden 'til I move the cursor to the top of the screen. I also have a semi-transparent menu and urxvt. I really like the way the menu file works, too- very easy to change it to suit your preference! The apps and keys files are pretty useful, as well, and easy enough to work with.
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