Libtools and Other Questions

[Dark Ninja]

Hey there. I'm fairly new to Linux, but so far I have been able to avoid any major problems. I'm currently using Slackware 7.1. A couple questions I have are just simple ones, but the last one (about Libtools) is one that I have not been able to find out about anywhere on the web.

1. I edit my /etc/motd file to have my own login information when I log into my system. However, it doesn't seem to stay that way. (I'll reboot the computer back to Windows and then, later, log into Linux again - and the motd file will be back to it's original configuration.)

2. Printer is not setting up correctly on my computer. Is there a list, like there is with video cards and mice? Or is there something else I have to do.

3. The biggest problem I've been having rises when I try to install programs. I run the './configure' and then get this error:

ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use '--no-verify'
Try 'ltconfig --help' for more information.
configure: error: libtool configure failed
configure: error: ./configure failed for libltdl

If you are going to ask if I have libtools installed, I may not - I'm really not sure. But, even when I try to install libtools, I get the same problem. (Nmap is the only program that has installed correctly.)


Thank you for any help that you can provide,
Dark Ninja
Team Virus (http://www.teamvirus.net/)

[armando86]

Originally posted by Dark Ninja:
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1. I edit my /etc/motd file to have my own login information when I log into my system. However, it doesn't seem to stay that way. (I'll reboot the computer back to Windows and then, later, log into Linux again - and the motd file will be back to it's original configuration.)
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One of the Slackware init scripts overwrites /etc/motd, I can't remember which one exactly but it's either /etc/rc.d/rc.M or /etc/rc.d/rc.K. Read each of the scripts and you'll find that part where it's overwritten, then just comment it out with # signs and it'll go away.

<STRONG>2. Printer is not setting up correctly on my computer. Is there a list, like there is with video cards and mice? Or is there something else I have to do.</STRONG>

Check out www.linuxprinting.org, (http://www.linuxprinting.org,) there's a howto and a compatability list there.

<STRONG>3. The biggest problem I've been having rises when I try to install programs. I run the './configure' and then get this error:

ltconfig: you must specify a host type if you use '--no-verify'
Try 'ltconfig --help' for more information.
configure: error: libtool configure failed
configure: error: ./configure failed for libltdl

If you are going to ask if I have libtools installed, I may not - I'm really not sure. But, even when I try to install libtools, I get the same problem. (Nmap is the only program that has installed correctly.)
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You probably forgot to install some of the development tools. How exactly did you try to install libools? Did you use the .tgz file off of the Slack CD?

[ 16 April 2001: Message edited by: armando86 ]

[Dark Ninja]

No, I downloaded it off the web. It is lib_tools-1.3.5.tar

Thanks for the help with the other stuff. (BTW - When I installed Slackware Linux, I did the default FULL install. So, I installed everything they suggested, except a couple packages...if that helps any.)

Dark Ninja http://www.teamvirus.net/

[armando86]

Hmm, I don't know, maybe libtools was something you chose not to install, try installing it again off of the CD and see if it helps.