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SiM
04-09-2001, 08:09 PM
Ok, here goes... first post

a) i'm not very new to *nix, been using it for awhile, but mostly command line type stuff. in no way am i "good" but i can do some stuff.

b) i've been using this board as a reference for a long time and i'm glad to finally register with a question of my own. :)

question) ok i went toLinux Mafia (http://www.linuxmafia.org) and downloaded enlight.tgz, but now i don't know what to do with that. i've installed afterstep and used that, but i can't seem to remember the actual installation process. i have a feeling this might be a really easy question, but i had to ask. thanks guys, looking forward to being a part of this.
SiM
ifred
04-09-2001, 08:18 PM
I'm assuming you are using Slackware. Just cd to the directory (using the console or an xterm) where the enlight.tgz package is and type:
installpkg ./enlight.tgz

That's it . . . enjoy!
SiM
04-09-2001, 08:21 PM
ah yes... i knew that i left something out. actually i'm using redhat 7. i tried that installpkg, but then i found out it was only for slack :( ... hmm, what to do now?
SiM
ifred
04-09-2001, 08:34 PM
Try going to the Red Hat website and downloading an enlightenment RPM file. Try: http://www.redhat.com/swr/i386/enlightenment-0.16.4-6.i386.html
Once you download the file cd to the directory and type:
rpm -Uvh name-of-package.rpm

Should work.
Aikidoka
04-10-2001, 08:39 AM
or if you are installing and not upgradeing you can then type:

rpm -ihv <package>
SiM
04-10-2001, 02:13 PM
thanks all... finally found the rpm for it... that first link didn't work :( i'll let you know how it goes installing it.
SiM
SiM
04-10-2001, 05:04 PM
hmmm... well darnit, got it installed and thought that everything was working great... but now whenever i open gnome terminal it gives me an error

Application "gnome-terminal" (process 7404) has crashed due to fatal error. (Segmentation fault)

i have no idea why this would be happening... anybody else know? thx
SiM
ifred
04-10-2001, 06:00 PM
Even though -Uvh is specifically to upgrade you can also install packages with it . . . its a force of habit with me now. As for your seg fault . . . I don't know. I've had problems with some GNOME applications and now I use rvtem as my x terminal of choice. Sorry I can't help you with this one.