Any Linux Enthousiasts Out There?

Bo_Selecta

<div class="IPBDescription">I need some help...</div> (ewww first posting about the hitchiker's guide, now linux... <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> )
I hate linux.
3 seperate installations (or attempts) have already lead to broken boot records and unrecoverable partitions (not my fault, buggy installers!) and there's no support for my s-ata drive.

That's why I decided to install Suse 9.1 and upgrade to KDE 3.3 <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
long story short: I'm trying to install qt3-devel - file dependency is fun! - but it keeps asking for a c++ compiler and (re)installing gcc doesn't help..

mayday?

jumpingjoda

I think there is a plugin for gcc, the g++ which actually makes gcc to support c++.
Maybe you should use YAST to install the software, it will tell you what is needed.

Caboose

<a href='http://rpm.pbone.net' target='_blank'>http://rpm.pbone.net</a>

Go to advances search. Check SuSe 9.1 enter qt3

Download said rpm.

sh$: su-
password: <enter root pass>

sh$: rpm -ivh packagename.rpm

Boom, qt3 installed.

Personally, Other than it being new, there's really no reason to upgrade from 3.2 though, 3.2 is stable, and it works.

Bo_Selecta

kraftwerk@CC727467-A:~/Desktop> rpm -ivh qt3-devel-3.3.3-6.i586.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
c++_compiler is needed by qt3-devel-3.3.3-6
make is needed by qt3-devel-3.3.3-6

same with Yast <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->

I need it to fully install all the remaining KDE 3.3 rpms, a few bugs are starting to pop up...

the_x5

x5 looks arround, in the Linux users group's lab.

Ask Paul. I'm the win2k guy.

Caboose

When you installed SuSe, did you install the development code?

wow, c++_compiler... and make... you should have those...

Search for the rpm's on pbode and do the same thing for those packages? It might fix the dependancies. Don't know what's up though, you should have those unless you did the most minimalistic install possable to run X.

Bo_Selecta

SuSE 9.1 personal doesn't come with developer tools. d'oh :X

at least I found the problem <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Caboose

Yea, I never used SuSe for longer than a couple of hours <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> I use Mandrake with it's 4 Disk goodness <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

OttoDestruct

I switched to Debian after never being able to get Gentoo to recognize that my onboard network stuff even existed. Now I just need to stop being lazy and figure out how to customize Fluxbox. I think I need a C++ compiler too. Good thing I have apt-get install though. <3 Debian.

Bo_Selecta

hmmm everything SEEMS to be working fine now..
thanks for the input!

Caboose

n/p

I have all 7 Debian CD's... Maybey I should install debian as my next distro.

camO_o

Try upping the amount of insult in your post if you want help from real linux gurus.

Dorian_Gray

To get linux help:

1. Include "OMG LINUX SUX0RS" in the thread title.
2. Open your post with "Windows is SO better than Linux"
3. Praise the ease of use of Windows and completely ignore the security holes and lack of stability
4. When Linux guru brings up said security holes and stability problems, say "but it soooo simple and BLUE!"
5. As a last resort, praise SCO.

Personally, I recommend using Gentoo. Type "emerge xfree kde" and it downloads the latest XFree86 (or x.org if you prefer) and the latest KDE (with ALL dependencies) and compiles/installs them. Download a package CD to get them precompiled and save yourself a day (took 13 hours to compile on my 3.4GHz box, 2 weeks on my 233MHz box <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)