On Thursday 02 September 2004 17:07, you wrote: > Am Do, den 02.09.2004 schrieb Jo O'Connor um 17:59: > > I have the new version of Kopete that I want to install. Kopete.kde.org > > have instructions of the form: > > > > When you run the configure script, here's the recommended command for > > getting it right:"./configure --prefix=`kde-config --prefix`" > > > > I'm assuming I need to untar into the Kopete directory, and the tar will > > contain a configure script, but need help figuring out which directory to > > go to. > > > > J > > No, untar the tarball i.e. into /var/tmp/, not into any directory with > running programs. Then inside the deflated source you have a configure > script. Run it with the --prefix set as instructed above. Read in > addition the install information from embedded READ and/or INSTALL > files. > > Alexander Many thanks - did the trick nicely. Life was so much easier when all I used was the terminal and none of this lovely GUI stuff. Cheers Jo
