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Gaim and apps

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Axopro

Gaim and apps

#1 Post by Axopro »

Im new to Debian and Linux...

I did install the system by myself, and got KDE working on the machine...
Now i am using kpackage to install some stuff..
As an example, i installed Gaim...
But i can not see the shortcuts to the program in the kde menu or anywhere.. and the same happened with other programs i have installed using kpackage.

I also did try using the Run option in the start menu, and trying the command Gaim with no luck...

How do i find the software that i install in debian?..
Thanks

Axopro
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Joined: 2005-07-10 16:39

#2 Post by Axopro »

Ops...

Ok.. forget about my last post...
i was thinking that the program was installed because i clicked the "done button"... but then i paid attention to the log and i am getting this:


< export DEBIAN_FRONTEND; apt-get install -d --yes 'gaim' ;echo RESULT=$?
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
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:
gaim: Depends: libao2 (>= 0.8.6) but it is not installable
Depends: libgtkspell0 (>= 2.0.2) but it is not installable
E: Broken packages
RESULT=100

i don't know ... what should i do when this happens?
I think the same happened trying other packages... also using apt-get

Thanks

phaeton
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Joined: 2005-06-02 21:00

#3 Post by phaeton »

If you open a terminal window and tpye:
su
and enter your root password when prompted. Then type:
apt-get install gaim

What happens?

argv

#4 Post by argv »

I get the same dep issues as Axopro (unstable)

phaeton
Posts: 44
Joined: 2005-06-02 21:00

#5 Post by phaeton »

Unstable has some huge dependency issues with gaim. IMO, you should install the version in testing until unstable gets straightened out.

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