[Xastir] still trying to install on Fedora 9

[Richard Polivka, N6NKO]

I can't get F9 to install on the T42. Still running F8.

I have tried several times using a separate hard drive in the laptop and 
have had no luck.

Now on to modifying xastir to talk intelligently.

73 from 807,

Richard, N6NKO


Eric Christensen wrote:
> SUDO YUM INSTALL XASTIR
>
> Gerry Creager wrote:
>> Real geeks don't use the GUI to update software;-)
>>
>> gerry
>>
>> kc7zru wrote:
>>> Thanks for the heads up on the "add remove software" changes! Looks 
>>> like we'll have to go CLI to keep things universal across GUI changes.
>>>
>>> I've modified the entry in the Wiki to make it work for releases 
>>> from F7 to F9 - lemme know what you think.
>>>
>>> FWIW, I've built Xastir on 3 different F9 machines using that Wiki 
>>> 'checklist' - just never had to install the development stuff. The 
>>> CVS servers can be slow - very slow - too )@#! slow at times. But 
>>> they do work, eventually.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> ke5c at hot.rr.com wrote:
>>>>  BTW, an earlier part of the wiki doesn't work with Fedora 9. The 
>>> package management is quite different in Fedora 9, and there is no 
>>> Applications>Add/Remove Software option.  Instead we have 
>>> System>Administration>Add/Remove packages but you have to specify 
>>> individual packages, not "development tools:.  Below does not exist:
>>>>
>>>> If by chance, you didn't install Fedora with the required 
>>>> development tools, start the 'Add/Remove Software' tool from the 
>>>> Applications Menu. Choose 'Development' and make sure you have the 
>>>> following groups installed:
>>>>
>>>>     * Development Libraries
>>>>     * Development Tools
>>>>     * Gnome or KDE development (depending on your desktop of choice)
>>>>     * X Software Development
>>>>
>>>> I've heard of folks successfully building Xastir on Fedora 9, so I 
>>>> guess I need to find the source somewhere other than cvs?
>>>>
>>>> 73 -- john
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