Re: libjpeg.so.62

["Sourav K. Mandal" <smandal mit edu>]

"Charles Peng <7sp7@qlink.queensu.ca>" wrote:

> first, how can I use gdm to start the login without going through the
> command line by typing gdm. I try to find etc/gdm, but it is not there.

I have never run or administered Suse.  However, in Red Hat the gdm 
config files are stored in the directory "/etc/X11/gdm".  You can do 
an "rpm -ql gdm | gr etc" to see what may be around.

> Second,  I try to install  gnome-libs-1.0.61-0_helix_2.i386.rpm, it
> needs libjpeg.so.62, and suse 6.3 only provides libjpeg.so.6.0.1... I am
> just wondering where I can get it? 

Upgrade your libjpeg package.  Suse.com (or Suse.de, I guess) should 
have RPMs freely available.  I use Red Hat RPM "libjpeg-6b-9" ... If 
you have trouble finding an RPM, try

http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/

> and what does "so" stand for ?

I assume you mean the suffix in "libjpeg.so.6.0.1".  "so", if I am 
not mistaken, stands for "shared object," aka a shared library.  The 
analogue (but not equivalent) in Windows is a "dll" file.

Not to be presumptuous, but if you are unfamiliar with C programming 
and very new to Unix, you may want to poke around a bit on the web 
to find about basics like shared libraries.  One good place to start 
might be "www.linuxnewbie.org" ... my favorite is "man -k <keyword>" 
at the command prompt.

If you are familiar with programming but not with Unix, you may wish 
to read the excellent article "Making Shared Libraries" (Linux 
Focus) at

http://mercury.chem.pitt.edu/~tiho/LinuxFocus/English/November1997/ar
ticle6.html

Note that it was published in 1997, and some of the info might be 
out of date.

Regards,

Sourav Mandal


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Department of Physics
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