I need help with Xfree86 4.0.1 and Slack 7.1!!!

[bkurt]

I'm try to install Xfree 86 4.0.1 on Slack 7.1. I just used the .tgz files and ran the Xinstall.sh file. Then I ran xf86conifg and wrote the file to /etc/X11 XF86Config. When I do startx it dies and give an error to the effect: xterm: could not load libncurses.so.4 file could not be found. I have libncurses.so.5 in /lib. So I'm stuck. Please help!!!!

[Strike]

I got that too. I don't know why this wasn't done already, but do this as root:

cd /lib
ln -s libncurses.so.4 libncurses.so.5.0
ln -s libncurses.so.4.0 libncurses.so.5.0


This should fix it.

[HPglow]

Did you get the file from Slack's server? They have one specificly for Slack on there.

[Muzzafarath]

Strike, shouldn't it be the other way around? Ie link libncurses.so.4 -> libncurses.so.5.0? That thing you did will link libncurses.so.5.0 -> libncurses.so.4, but libncurses.so.5.0 is already there. I'm sure it was just a typo http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif You know it's "ln -s <target file> [name of new link]" http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif

cd /lib
ln -s libncurses.so.5.0 libncurses.so.4
ln -s libncurses.so.5.0 libncurses.so.4.0

That worked for me http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Muzzafarath (edited 31 October 2000).]

[bkurt]

Ok, I tried that and all that happened was I got a screen that had a termial with a bash prompt in it and nothing else. So tried the following. I reinstalled Slackware and did not install Xfree86 or KDE. So then I tried installing Xfree86 4.0.1 and that worked, gnome fired right up after running xf86config. Next, I wanted to install kde2, that's why I didn't install 1.x initially. So first I went to compile QT 2.2.1. I did the ./configure and options and then when I went to build it it would blow up on me after a couple of minutes. I think the message was something to the effect of kernel/qt_application:Xlib.h not found and then I got a bunch of these before it just errored out. Don't take the error exactly though because I don't have my linux here in front of me now. So could this be from not installing the default Xfree86 or KDE??? Or could it be something with the compiler. I see some version of egcs gets installed with Slack, but I wouldn't think that would be the culprit. Any ideas??? Thanks!!!!

[bkurt]

Ooops, actually I just realized I never made a link for libncurses.so.4.0 to libncurses.so.5.0. My bad let me try that and I'll report back. Thanks again for the help.

[Strike]

Muzzafarath - you are probably right, I always get it mixed up and get the inevitable "Error: ___ - file exists" before switching it and doing it right. I can't think of an intuitive way of remembering which is which, so I say ... foo.

[TheLinuxDuck]

Originally posted by Strike:
I can't think of an intuitive way of remembering which is which, so I say ... foo.

Remember it like this:

link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink
link sym REAL-FIRST thenlink

Got it yet? http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif


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TheLinuxDuck
Wait... that's a penguin?!?!?
:wq

[bkurt]

Just wanted to say I got it up and running. Thanks for the help all.