Install Lazarus
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Can someone tell me how to get Lazaruz (at www.lazarus.freepascal.org) up and running on SimplyMepis?
I've tried the script for n00bs, and it completes, but even though I can't find lazarus anywhere on my machine....
Please help, my future depends on it... (hmm, thats questionable 
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- Regards
I've installed Lazarus on Mepis Linux
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I hope I can help. I haven't programmed in years but have installed Lazarus within ProMepis 2004.b04. I have done some tinkering with Lazarus programming. This may not be the cleanest way to install it but it worked for me. I assume the packages from the Lazarus site are all you need using SimplyMepis also.
From the Lazarus site follow the links and download the *.rpm binary, "fpc-1.9.8-0.i386.rpm" and the *.rpm compiler "lazarus-0.9.6-fpc_1.9.8_0.i386.rpm". If you do not have the "alien" utility installed, just do an "apt-get update" then a "apt-get install alien" from the command terminal. Now using the alien utility convert the rpms into debs by using alien from the command line. Type "alien -d fpc-1.9.8-0.i386.rpm" and in a short time the debian conversion of it will be created within the same directory. Convert the binary rpm also. Now from the KDE filemanager, double click on the compiler file first and kpackage will come up. Check the file, click install and enter your root password if you're logged in as a user. Now do the same for the Lazarus ide deb file. I restarted KDE and Lazarus showed up in the KDE Development menus after I ran "kappfinder" and selected it. I created a lazarus desktop shortcut with finding the icon in the /usr/shar/lazarus/images/components directory. An icon could also show up in the "Other Icons" selection in the desktop app link configuration panel. The command in the desktop app link porperties is: lazarus %f. You may also be able to drag the icon from the menu and copy it to the desktop.
Now this may be messy but the environmental paths within Lazarus using this installation method must be forced. The fpc source path is "/usr/lib/fpc/1.9.6/units/i386-linux/". Lazarus prompts you, "This does not look correct... common dirs as rtl, fcl, packages are found there". Click ignore. Upon looking those directories ARE there. Perhaps the standard Debian fpc files are installed elsewhere. (I've never checked or tiried) I've used alien in installing a few other things that were available only as an rpm. It can be messy, but the apt-get utility of Debian can help you remove it or upgrade it later or at least quickly get it installed until a "true" Debian is created somewhere.