[Xastir] still trying to install on Fedora 9

[Eric Christensen]

Didn't mean to shout... I've been writing docs today that required 
CAPITAL LETTERS so now it all looks the same to me.  :)


Gerry Creager wrote:
> but without shouting :-)
> 
> 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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