[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: GTK 1.2 -- it's in FC2 (try up2date, or grab apt)

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 07:49, Pervaz Allaudin wrote:
> Installing an app I keep getting GTK 1.2 error.
> Find on System turns blank.
> I do not find any bin on the web for Red Hat (only Suse).
> Where can I find a RPM for RedHat for Fedora 2

I have a full install** of FC2.

[ **NOTE:  It's actually a full install of RHL9, then apt-get
dist-upgrade from RHL9 to FC1, and then FC1 to FC2 ]

  $ rpm -qa |grep -i gtk |grep -i "1\.2"

  gtk+-devel-1.2.10-29.1.1
  gtk+-1.2.10-29.1.1
  gtkmm-1.2.10-fr2
  gtkglarea-1.2.2-19
  gtk-doc-1.2-1

What does the same give you?

If there is no "gtk+-1.2.10-29.1.1" listed, try (as root):  

  # up2date gtk+-1.2.10

Never tried UP2DATE myself (at least not since RHN no longer offers
access for the community distros), so I'm not sure on the version (try
different variations).  But it still pulls from Red Hat servers.  I
haven't tried YUM either.

I've been a big fan of Fedora Extras' (Fedora.US) on APT for RPM, and I
trust it as much as APT for DEB.  If you'd rather try it, grab and
install APT as below:  

  # curl -O
http://download.fedora.us/fedora/fedora/2/i386/RPMS.stable/apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm 
  # rpm -Uhv apt-0.5.15cnc6-0.fdr.11.2.i386.rpm

Then run:

  # apt-get mirror-select
  # apt-get update

And then you an run a combination of either:

  # apt-get upgrade

To upgrade your system to the latest, or to install/upgrade a specific
package (and any dependencies):

  # apt-get install <pkgname[-ver]>

The only kicker with APT, versus other front-ends like UP2DATE or YUM,
is that you typically need to run the "apt-get update" to make sure all
your repository listings are current if you haven't run it in a few
days.  I like this level of control (even if it means a few extra
packages).

BTW, you might want to add the following to your /etc/apt/sources-list
file anytime after the mirror-select (although be sure to run update
after it):  

  # Livna 3rd party packages with questionable (in USA) licenses
  rpm http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/2/i386 stable unstable testing
  rpm-src http://rpm.livna.org/ fedora/2/i386 stable unstable testing

Livna includes all the goodies like:

  # apt-get install xmms-mp3 a52dec libdvdcss libdvdread mplayer xine

XMMS MP3 support, DVD playback with CSS support, AC-3 decoding, etc...

-- Bryan

P.S.  What application are you having an issue with?


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Bryan J. Smith                                  b.j.smith at ieee.org