Problem installing fluxbox 0.9.15.1

Forum: X and Fluxbox
Topic: Problem installing fluxbox 0.9.15.1
started by: c19h28O2

Posted by c19h28O2 on April 30 2006,17:55

Hi,

I'm trying to install fluxbox 0.9.15.1 but I get an error Fluxbox requires the x window system libraries and headers.

Does dsl not have x already? i.e. to run fluxbox thats already on it?
If I install xfree86.dsl will that solve the problem?

Thanks

C19

Posted by mikshaw on April 30 2006,18:52

DSL has X runtime libraries, but not X headers. These are needed to compile applications that use X, but not necessarily needed to run them, so they were not included with DSL. You can get them in a myDSL package, I think in the "system" section of the repository.

Keep in mind that Fluxbox 0.9.15 uses a new method of setting the background, so the styles in DSL and in the myDSL repository will not work with it.

Posted by darcu on May 27 2006,14:45

so what exactly is the name of the mydsl with the headers . I can't seem to find them .

Posted by kerry on May 27 2006,16:27

kernelsource.dsl
linux-kernel-headers.dsl

Your going to need a bit more to compile see here->
< http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....;t=9586 >

You might even need to apt-get stuff for the out dated ones.

Posted by mikshaw on May 27 2006,21:11

The kernel source and headers are NOT needed for compiling most applications.

The latest gcc1-with-libs.dsl in testing should have everything you need to compile fluxbox. If not, you may need to configure with --disable-xft --disable-randr --disable-gnome --disable-kde, or some combination of one or more of those.

XFree86-devel.dsl is in "system" if you already have gcc installed...i don't know if you'll need anything more than that.

extra note: Fluxbox 0.9.15.1 doesn't really have much to offer over 0.9.14, in my opinion, which is why it's not already in the repository.

Posted by kerry on May 27 2006,21:26

mikshaw, is right there isn't much difference from what is already avilable in DSL. His 0.9.14 one is very good. I'm using the 0.9.11 only because it updates to that when i use the sarge repos and is exactly the same as the 0.9.14 so there no need for me to grab the 9.14 one.