compiling software
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Is there a good howto out for compiling software? I have tried doing this and all i get is no kde headers installed. it does not seem to matter what package i choose same error every time. can some one please help
I am running simplymepis 3.3.2.test03
also i tried to install kclam front end and I get no kernel source installed need help here to......
thanks
Bob
tried and here are the results
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Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
Since you only requested a single operation it is extremely likely that
the package is simply not installable and a bug report against
that package should be filed.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
kdelibs4-dev: Depends: kdelibs4 (= 4:3.3.2-6.1) but 4:3.3.2-7 is to be installed
Depends: kdelibs-bin (= 4:3.3.2-6.1) but 4:3.3.2-7 is to be installed
Depends: libarts1-dev (> 1.3.0) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libssl-dev but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages

Yep That's why is a good
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Yep 
That's why is a good idea to include all the important headers from the beginning on the CD. Hope Warren will do that with the next release.
You have to wait until the problem gets solved in testing or unstable.
what happens if you do an: apt-get install libssl-dev
Try to install all the packages listed starting from the last one listed, try to install them from testing (if not available, from unstable, just be careful that nothing gets removed).
Anyone? Other suggestion?
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simplymepis 3.3.2.test03
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what version do you run for you every day use. should I not be using this release? it seems to be fast and works well. except for this problem.
thanks for the help.
i'll try the next step ans see what happens..
apt-get install libssl-dev
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this instal with no errors. now what?

I'm not very optimistic
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I'm not very optimistic about it but try again to install kdelibs4 when you get error messages look for the last package listed and see if you can install either from testing or unstable.
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i'm not very optimistic
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Ill try when i get home from work

By mistake I said that you
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By mistake I said that you should install kdelibs4 while you should have tried to install kdelibs4-dev. However, my guess is that you'd have the same result.
kdelibs4
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i did try and got errors. do you think when the final release of 3.3.2 test03 will have these issues resolved?

I don't think that 3.3.2
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I don't think that 3.3.2 would be any different than the test one from this point of view.
I upgraded KDE to 3.4.2 and I could install kdelibs4-dev, you might want to do that. If you upgrade KDE you might want to check out this: www.mepislovers-wiki.org/index.php?title=Quick_Fixes_for_KDE_3.4.2_upgrade
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upgrade to kde
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well I did it..... i hope you can help me solve a few things. in the k menu i have no apps. ( and I am lost with out grapical inerface) how can i get this back?

no applications in Kmenu?
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no applications in Kmenu? wow that's the first time I hear that. Try update-menu
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type in Run Command or
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type in Run Command or Konsole: update-menu
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run command
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well this acted like it was doing something but never did. where are all of the programs located? I can start anyone in the command menu
Well, since the erros is "no
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Well, since the erros is "no kde headers installed" the solution is to install kde headers. However that might not be as easy as it sounds because Unstable changed a lot and it has now KDE3.4.2, try to install the kdeheaders from testing (apt-get install kdelibs4-dev -t testing)
See if that works...
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