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[Nonameuser]

HELP HOW DO I...........
Compile
I downloaded fpc-1.0.6.ELF.tar off of TUCOWS.com
and when unzip the file it has demo.tar, docs.tar, binary.tar and source.tar when I unzip them they contains many compressed files

I want to run Gimp on Xandros OCE 3
I downloaded XML-Parser-2.34.tar.gz, atk-1.9.0.tar.bz2, atk-1.9.0.tar.bz2, glib-2.6.3.tar.gz, and gtk+-2.6.4.tar.gz I started by typing cpan -i XML::Parser under Console but it said no compiler in $path

Same with Wine Emulator
It said something about my compiler

I believe all my problems are linked to compiling
So main thing is what I need(compiler,linker,atc), which one to get(FREE) and how to install them. IF this is not enough inforamation tell me what I need to tell you.
I have no Internet connection
PLEASE RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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[Arne Anka]

What you need is gcc, the free standard C compiler used pretty much on all Linuxes I know of. If you had an internet connection you could have downloaded it from XandrosNetworks.

[jimallyn]

[Nonameuser]

Does NETZERO work with Xandros and how can I download the software without registering.
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[mike80808]

See the Xandros Open Circulation Edition.

• http://www.archlug.org/kwiki/XandrosOCE
  
• http://www.xandros.com/products/home/desktopoc/dsk_oc_intro.html
  

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[adakadavule]

I searchd fr gimp in xn to get a 9.71 mb file called gimp image editor and clicked on instal wen i got this message.
" Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution)."


Also i got d tar.gz stable version fr debian frm d gimp site and extracted it ,i dunno wat to do,i do hav,gcc ,so a step by step help will b gr8ly appreaciated or a way to correct d error in xn,i get the same error for many files.Pls hp me as i nid gimp n i trusted linux completely n removed xp frm my system.

[Monster_user]

It sounds like you are using the 3.01 version of Xandros. It would be best to reinstall, using the 3.02 version. Updating 3.01, to 3.02 may not work as expected for all users.

There should not be any unmet dependencies for the Gimp, with the latest version of Xandros. It is one of the big applications on XN.

You have gcc? Do you know if you have the right version?

In Xandros Networks, you need to install the Development Tools Packages. Specifically, the "C/C++ Development Tools".

Xandros Networks -> New Applications -> Development

This will install the most commonly used versions of Gcc, and most of the other apps needed to compile programs. You may also need to install some libs, and headers, relating to the GTK libraries.

If you install a program from a tarball, you will not be able to uninstall it later. It is recommended that you install from a '*.deb', or '*.rpm' package. Also, it is more difficult to update packages, if you install them from a 'tar.gz' archive. DEB packages can be automatically updated, and RPM packages can be updated fairly easily.

Basically, DON'T install from a tarball, if you can help it.

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To compile a program, you generally follow the following steps. Although it may vary.

First extract the contents of the "tarball" or 'tar.gz' file. Double-click it, in the file manager. Then copy the folder, or folders out, preferably to your home folder.

Then open a console, and then type 'cd' followed by the exact name of the folder, to change to that folder. Then run the following commands.

./configure
make
make install

'./configure', checks to see what software, and what versions of software you are using to compile the program, and "configures" the make scripts accordingly.

'make' actually compiles the program, turning "C" text files, into executable binary programs.

'make install' will install the program, after it is compiled. While 'make install' will compile the program, it is recommended to run 'make' by itself first. So that you can be sure it compiled without errors.
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[adakadavule]

i m running xandros desktop os 3.0.2 open sirculation build 2005-06-17 14.50. So y do i get that error in xn? sry if i sound dumb but i m a newbie .N since i cant uninstall or update if i do a tar.gz install i think i l go d xn way,So wats d problem now?
thnx in advance

[adakadavule]

And i hav c/c++ development tools installed.wats my problem

[Albert]

The unmet dependencies error doesn't give you any package name indicating the dependency it's puking on?

If you open a console and:

apt-cache unmet > $HOME/depends.txt

does the resulting file depends.txt in your home directory have a gimp listing? You can ignore suggests and recommends. Or would this not work because the install failed?

[Monster_user]