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yahikochan1
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 Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: help with gnome installation |
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hi im new at this linux world i have been following the instruccion on gentoo docs but installing gnome i get stock when i enter the
#emerge gnome xscreensaver
when the process end it say:
like 5 WWW links like this one: distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz
and this message:
!!! Couldn't download pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz Aborting
if i keep with the installation with the other codes
| Code: | # /etc/init.d/famd start
# rc-update add famd default
# /etc/init.d/hald start
#rc-update add hald default
#/etc/init.d/mDNSResponder start
#rc-update add mDNSResponder default |
it tell something like Such File or Directory doesn't exit
and if i do the
the screen goes black and bring me back to the command screen
but if if do a i enter but look like X
any suggestion for this problem im a real noob at this
i think downloading the pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz then write it on a floppy and install it but i dont know how
if there a docs that explain all the commands??
thanks in advance
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try the emerge process again..
your installation is not completing as something required is not being installed..
also, if the problem continues, then take a look at your GENTOO_MIRRORS setting in your make.conf file and change it it required...
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elvisthedj
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: help with gnome installation |
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| yahikochan1 wrote: | hi im new at this linux world i have been following the instruccion on gentoo docs but installing gnome i get stock when i enter the
#emerge gnome xscreensaver
when the process end it say:
like 5 WWW links like this one: distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz
and this message:
!!! Couldn't download pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz Aborting
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That might be the wrong file name. Have you done an
to update your portage?
EDIT: I just checked http://distfiles.gentoo.org/distfiles/pkgconfig-0.15.0.tar.gz and it downloads fine. Are you sure you're connected to the net??  If you're not, and you download it from another machine, put it in your /usr/portage/distfiles folder, then try the emerge again.
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if i keep with the installation with the other codes
| Code: | # /etc/init.d/famd start
# rc-update add famd default
# /etc/init.d/hald start
#rc-update add hald default
#/etc/init.d/mDNSResponder start
#rc-update add mDNSResponder default |
it tell something like Such File or Directory doesn't exit
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Look in your /etc/init.d folder and see if what you're trying to start is actually there. You wouldn't be able to start mdnsresponder unless you've actually emerged it.
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and if i do the
the screen goes black and bring me back to the command screen
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Is this as root user? It's not a good idea to run x as root anyway, but there should be some errors on the screen to let you know why x didn't start.
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but if if do a i enter but look like X
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You need to create an ~/.xinitrc file (In linux, ~ means home folder. ) The xinitrc file tells x what to do once it starts.. For instance
in the .xinitrc file would start kde when x loads.
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