Re: [LUG] Installing new software

["aaron Moore" <aaronmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Neil Williams" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Subject: Re: [LUG] Installing new software 
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:00:15 +0000 

>  
> On Saturday 08 January 2005 8:09 am, aaron Moore wrote: 
> > Greetings 
> > I have been trying to install inkscape onto suse 9.1. 
>  
> RPM or from source? 
>  
> Sounds like a dependency that hasn't been picked up by the RPM properly. 
>  
> > I have updated gtk files and it seems to be installed, but when I  
> > click on the icon it just 
> > dies.  When I run it from the shell I get: 
> >
> > inkscape: error while loading shared libraries: 
> > /opt/gnome/lib/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: 
> > g_type_class_add_private 
>  
> You appear to be missing one of the Gtk libraries. This particular Gtk library 
> was available for Suse 8: 
http://rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/suse/updates/8.1/i386/rpm/i586/gtk2-2.0.6-71.i586.html 
> so I don't see why you're missing it with 9.1 
>  
> Inkscape is not yet at version 1 which often means that problems like this 
> have not yet been solved. 
>  
> What version of Gtk+ have you got installed? 
>  
> Report a bug and see about getting some help via the inkscape mailing lists. 
>  
> > Can anyone offer advice on this. Is there a program like windows system 
> > works that can scan all files for error 
>  
> ?? That's not going to help. You've got a program reporting the error that a 
> specific library is not installed. Fix the problem, don't go off on a search 
> for a rogue file. 
>  
> > Thanx in advance Aaron 
>  
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>  
> Neil Williams 
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<< 2.dat >> 

The GTKs i installed were; gtk2-2.4.14-0.gbv.l gtk2-devel-2.4.13-0.gbv,l  and 
gtk2-doc-2.4.13-0.gvb.l.   
All this neams next to nothing to me. I think the folks at inkscape have stopped 
talking to me, so thanks for your reply. 
Aaron 
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