Yahoo Instant Messenger and Slackware

cristopher5 · 08-05-2007, 04:20 AM

Hy

I have install slack 12 and cannot run yahoo messenger!
This version use rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm, i have converted in to .tgz.
this error get:

Code:

/opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgdk_pixbuf.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

i have try to run it whit root privilege but dont run.
can somebody help me.....thanks

Road_map · 08-05-2007, 04:34 AM

As the error message said, you need gdk-pixbuf package.

cristopher5 · 08-05-2007, 05:29 AM

yes i found it! thanks
only for slack 11 exist this package but it work very good on slack 12.
if somebody need it http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/s...2.0-i486-1.tgz

angelushu · 12-01-2007, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cristopher5

Hy

I have install slack 12 and cannot run yahoo messenger!
This version use rh9.ymessenger-1.0.4-1.i386.rpm, i have converted in to .tgz.
this error get:

Code:

/opt/ymessenger/bin/ymessenger.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libgdk_pixbuf.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Just use pidgin and save yourself the headache.
http://www.pidgin.im/

gohanz · 12-01-2007, 03:18 PM

http://www.slacky.eu/index.php?optio...4299&Itemid=56

dreyfuss · 12-01-2007, 04:03 PM

The best Yahoo Messenger is Gyachi,by far.It's the only messenger that lets you join the chat rooms.

hitest · 12-02-2007, 07:07 PM

Slackware 12 comes with Pidgin, it is a great IM client, it is what I use.