Re: Installing gnome the easy way.

[michob iname com]

I have to say that re-installing Linux is not an option. I should be 
able to install software on top of my existing Linux without 
problems, otherwise we're entering the realm of M$... Where 
installing a "notepad" program might set your computer on fire. ;)

I think there is a problem in the install process for gnome.  Linux is 
started to move into the "ease-of-use" direction because of all the 
attention it's been getting from the media and the corporate world.  
Gnome should not be an exception to that.  I realize many people 
have gotten gnome to install properly, but at the same time, I see 
many people complaining about not being able to.   There should 
be some sort of a universal install prog/script which checks the pre-
requisites, gets what's missing, and installs the software.  Any 
takers?

Well.. That's just my $0.02 (CDN) after spending 15 hours trying to 
figure out why gnome-libs doesn't install. :)

Mitch.



Date forwarded: 	Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:40:56 +0000
Date sent:      	Sat, 24 Oct 1998 12:30:44 -0600
Forwarded by:   	gnome-list@gnome.org
From:           	"Jason S. Moore" <jsmoore@brain.uccs.edu>
Subject:        	Installing gnome the easy way.
To:             	gnome-list@gnome.org

> I've noticed that people have a hard time installing gnome from the
> sources. But I've found the easy way. When I tried to install gnome a
> couple of days ago, it kept giving me some error that I knew nothing
> about and had no idea how to fix. Well I decided to completely
> re-install linux. After re-installing Red Hat 5.1(with no gnome stuff) I
> got all the sources from the CVS server. After about 4 hours of
> compiling(cause my computer is a little slow) All of the gnome sources
> were compiled and installed into my /gnome directory and all of
> enlightenment was installed as well. I even used egcs to optimize it.
> There were absolutely no problems. I pretty much compiled one part right
> after the other. So if you are having problems and don't care so much
> about your current installation, then re-installing linux is one way to
> make gnome installation easy.
>