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c19h28O2

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Posted: 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

mikshaw

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Posted: 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.

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darcu

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Posted: May 27 2006,14:45

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

kerry

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Posted: 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.

mikshaw

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Posted: 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.

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