Re: [gNewSense-users] IceCat 5: Update failure message

[Sam Geeraerts]

Snoopys Woodstock wrote:
>     *Von:* Joerg Kohne <address@hidden>

>     IceCats ppa for gNS Hardy is no longer available!
>
>     Download simply the source code, from
>     ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/5.0/
>
>     trio of ./configure, make, make install, (see info files) and have fun
>     again...

I doubt this will work because the reason why IceCat PPA is no longer 
available for gNS 2.x is because to compile it you need software that's 
not included in 2.x.

>     What is this trio of ...? I mean, I've never installed a programm on
>     gNS manually. I always used the console by typing apt-get install
>     ... or used the aptitude. I realy don't know where to place the
>     program and what EXACTLY need to do. Would you take some time to
>     explaine me slowly step by step, please?
>
>     Thanks, and I realy want to understand it better

Quick overview to compile software from source (## = comment, $ = command):

## Get compilers etc.
$ sudo aptitude install build-essential
## Get libraries and other build dependencies (if the package
## exists in the distribution).
$ sudo apt-get build-dep <package>
## Get tool that enables clean uninstalling.
$ sudo aptitude install checkinstall
## Unpack the sources and get in there.
$ tar -xf sources.tar.bz2  &&  cd sources
## Prepare for compiling. If this gives any error you probably
## need to install more libraries.
$ ./configure
## Start compiling.
$ make
## Install it.
$ sudo checkinstall