[ale] newbie distro... revisited

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Tue Feb 18 11:32:16 EST 2003




ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> Yes. I am *lost* when it comes to SUSE. And, it seems like they are lost too - 
> like when I untar something in /usr/local and try to compile it, files are 
> not found (like the path has 1 directory in it - I have not gotten far enough 
> to check yet). I am sure that I will learn how to fix this problem quickly.

Generally, when you attempt to compile a source from a tar file, you'll 
need to have various libraries that are necessary to build this code. 
These libraries are usually found in the *-dev*rpm files.  So, for 
example, if you're trying to compile something uses X, you'll likely 
need the XFree86*dev*rpm(s) installed.

> 
> SUSE installs very easily, seems faster, more stable, and has lots of little 
> things not seen in RH8.0. The only thing that crashes for me with SUSE is 
> Galeon. 

I don't use it, but it works fine here.  Does it immediately crash, or 
when you attempt a particular thing?

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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