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Ok so 75% of the programs I install under my version of slackware when attempting to install from source never work. It seems the ./configure always goes smoothly but during the make or make install I get errors that are greek to me. Is this a typical thing from lack of dependencies installed? Because I thought it would tell you that during the ./configure. It's damn frustrating :)
Yes, most likely unmet dependency's
#1 reason why Debian developed apt
not that that helps you...
don't mean to sound condescending, but if the compile errors are "greek" to you, maybe you should run a distro that offers binary repositories
(Debian + derivatives / Red Hat + derivatives, etc.)
any particular reason you're compiling stuff manually?
A lot of the software I am downloading is only available with RPM or DEB binaries. Not many have the slackware binaries. RPMs are ok because i can convert them with rpm2tgz, but DEB as far as I know, I am out of luck. As far as using a different distro, not an option. I do use ubuntu for my desktop, is there a similar package manager for slackware?
well, unfortunately, providing rpm & deb covers 95% of Linux usersQuote:
Originally Posted by Rakjavik
you fall into the other 5%
Can I ask why?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rakjavik
Slackware does very little hand-holding
and if you're having issues, changing distro will ease you in the long run
http://www.slackbook.org/html/package-management.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Rakjavik
Ever heard of BackTrack 3?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
no,
but I've just googled it
and it's a Linux LiveCD, slackware based
so??
It is used for network security testing. I've got 5 comps, 3 of them using wireless. This distro is packed with software to make sure my computers stay secured from prying eyes. (I'm in an apartment complex with 20+ wireless networks around) So I wanted all the software that came with the distro (because god knows it would be a nightmare to install them on a seperate distro) hence the reason I am using Slackware :)
Both swaret and slapt-get handle dependencies. Read the wiki. Note that most Slackware users disapprove of them (and the wiki explains why).
Edit: Are you using Slackware or the BackTrack LiveCD? Note that SLAX-based LiveCDs are not the same OS as Slackware. You would need to consult separate documentation for swaret or slapt-get on SLAX.
Can someone Link where I can download a live distro of Backtrack3? Pretty Pretty Pretty Please? Thank you guys! ;)
http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Switch
It's good stuff, loaded with all the tools you'll need.