[101708] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Red Hat Sucks?!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (UNIXMAN)
Sat Nov 28 18:02:34 1998
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 18:12:15 -0500 (EST)
From: UNIXMAN <jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>
To: TripKill <tripkill@1starnet.com>
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <98112722282600.01915@tripkill>
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compiling can be a pain in the butt sometimes, try typing auotconf and
automake. For the tar files type tar -xvf to uncompres them.
hope this helps..
On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, TripKill wrote:
> I installed Red Hat 5.2 about a month ago, and other than not being able to
> install from a dos drive and having to buy the cd I didn't have many problems.
> The installed went fairly well, I just wasn't able to install lilo on the
> hard-drive like I wanted, but I'm satisfied with the boot disk. I have
> installed X-Windows, and KDE and I love it. It is configurable, and very
> stable. I just love the stablility compared to windows. However, I can't
> stick with an OS if I can't run programs, and that's just my problem. I can't
> compile, or run most popular programs. I don't know if I have
> something configured wrong, or it's because of the glibc6 based system.
>
> Please provide me with any information...I've been working with this problem
> for two weeks.
>
> Examples:
> Xirc
> -------------------------------------------
> Tar gives me the following error:
> logged in as root
> I use tar xfvzp xirc-2.2p1.tar.gz
> and on every file extracted I get the error
> "tar: xIrc-2.2p1/xIrcSocket.h: Cannot chown to uid 205 gid 1000: Operation not
> permitted"
> Then it exits with "tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors"
>
> Then I go to compile xirc and I get the errors:
> I type make
> gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'cc1plus':
> make[1]: *** [xApp.o] Error 1
> make: *** [LibX++.a] Error 2
> --------------------------------------------
> Xplorer
> --------------------------------------------
> I installed the xplorer rpm
> I enter the /usr/local/bin directory logged in as root
> I type xplorer to execute the program and I get the following error
> xplorer: can't resolve symbol '_vt.6QFrame'
> --------------------------------------------
> tar
> --------------------------------------------
> as you see above, I get the error "cannot chown to" even though
> I'm logged in as root...I would really appreciate any help on this
> annoying problem
> --------------------------------------------
>
>
> That isn't the half of the programs that won't work....if I can get passed
> this problem, then I think I can be a happy Linuxer and go on to be
> a pillar of the Linux Community :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> TripKill
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