upgrading problem

[Omar Makke]

Greetings. . .

I am using RedHat 9.0

1) which programs do you use for newsgroups on Linux? I couldn't get PAN to
work, but for some reason, I could log on with Outlook express (Argh)

2) the real problem. I was trying to install xine (movie player),and it said
that I need automake 1.7.
I am using 1.6.3 , i downloaded 1.7.1, it said that it needed autoconf 2.59

I have autoconf 2.57. I got 2.59, tried to install it by simply:
./configure
make
It required autoconf 2.58

Well, i got 2.58, and did same thing:
./configure
make

then it said that it required autoconf 2.57b ??? what the hell? Hehe

I looked for that, i found links, but I all pages were removed .

Does anyone know how can I upgrade to autoconf 2.58 so that I can get 2.59
so that I can get automake 1.7 so that I can get xine? :)

and please don't forget about that news program u use.

Thank you

[eldon]

Post by Omar Makke
Greetings. . .
I am using RedHat 9.0
1) which programs do you use for newsgroups on Linux? I couldn't get PAN to
work, but for some reason, I could log on with Outlook express (Argh)
2) the real problem. I was trying to install xine (movie player),and it said
that I need automake 1.7.
I am using 1.6.3 , i downloaded 1.7.1, it said that it needed autoconf 2.59
./configure
make
It required autoconf 2.58
./configure
make
then it said that it required autoconf 2.57b ??? what the hell? Hehe
I looked for that, i found links, but I all pages were removed .
Does anyone know how can I upgrade to autoconf 2.58 so that I can get 2.59
so that I can get automake 1.7 so that I can get xine? :)

Welcome to RPM hell. switch to mandrake, and use URPMI, and it will resolv
e dependencies for you. URPMI is a big improvement over RPM, designed to
solve exactly the problem you're having.

in the meantime, you can solve your problem with circular references by
using 'rpm -i --nodeps', which will install RPMs without checking for
dependencies.

as far as newsreaders go, Pan is the way to go. if you have KDE you can
use knode.

[Mark Hobley]

Post by Omar Makke
and please don't forget about that news program u use.

What about Mozilla Thunderbird?

Regards,

Mark.
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