From: muzh Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 15:11:29 +1300 Message-Id: <00123015112900.00845@cll> Subject: Re: [SLE] SuSE glib-1.2.8 upgrade question glib-1.2.8.tar.gz is probably a compressed source file package. These are easy to install, and adapt themselves to your exact system. The steps are: 1) Uninstall the old glib (using Yast or otherwise) 2) Unpack glib-1.2.8 into a suitable temporary directory $ tar -xzvf glib-1.2.8.tar.gz 3) Make sure you have the development packages installed Series dev*, I think) 4) Change to the unpacked directory, and read any README or INSTALL files you can find, and follow instructions. Usually it is just a matter of running after another 3 commands -- $ ./configure $ make $ make install Hope this helps On Saturday 30 December 2000 00:42, tompoe wrote:

Hello: HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

I want to download and install and work with Midgard, a web site document manager. It requires glib-1.2.8, and as far as I can tell, I have 1.2, so need to upgrade. I went to gnome site, and found only glib-1.2.8.tar.gz, and no rpm, so the question is, what is recommended? I am a newbie, and don't "grok" the concepts surrounding install and upgrade stuff very well.

The manual says, use rpm, which will uninstall, install, upgrade as needed with the proper command. Well, my options are, ask here, and/or go looking for a glib-1.2.8 rpm, right? Anyone have a suggestion, pointer, as I think this is probably a critical set of files to be playing with.

And, after some 15 days or so, I have just been pleased as punch with the SuSE Professional7.0 version. Marvelous Work, folks. Thanks, Tom

-- Never trust a man in a suit cll