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Hi again Kind thanks for your detailed help. I will go through it carefully (tomorrow, it's getting late). You're quite right, I guess I am expecting things to be too easy. I'll slow down. Now you've explained it, I get the bit about MCC/Install . . . Doh! Cheers again for your patience, Graham

Thanks again Crashdamage. Whether as root or as my user ./configure always fails when it gets to the 'Checking for Qt. . .' part. I have added the '/usr/lib/menu' line to both user and root $PATHs but it doesn't make any difference. The thing I can't understand is that when I go to MCC/install and search for "libqt3" it doesn't find libqt3-devel (only some with mysql, odbc and psql suffixes). The Powerpack distro should have this . . . I thought? – that's why I bought it. I am most grateful for your help; but I'm afraid I didn't really understand your last sentence. I don't know what a tarball is (if it's a strong drink, I need one). I also tried the http://rpm.pbone.net/index....html link and downloaded the rpm; but when I did 'rpm -Uv kdegames . . . etc.' it said I had some 'failed dependencies'. Something to do with libkdegames1. Argh! I do appreciate your help but I guess I am just out of my depth. Cheers, Graham (And I didn't get my cuddly Tux!)

Hi Many thanks for the help. The 'rpm -q' and 'locate' commands gave exactly the same results as yours, so the libraries are installed. I tried adding ' /usr/lib/menu' to my $PATH but it didn't help, I still get the same "qt libraries not found' error. Was that correct? It's not that I am desperate to play Sokoban but I really want to know how get past this error. I've done lots of Googling, but for other people just installing the libqt3 stuff seems to have worked. Thanks again, Graham (still going nuts)

For some time now I have been trying to to my first bit of programming – ksokoban. When trying the compile (./configure) it always stops at the 'Checking for Qt . . .' part and says 'libraries not found, check your installation'. From the kind help I have received here I understood I was missing the 'libqt3-devel' package (I was using 10.1 download). I tried to install these via easyurpmi and pbone, however, everytime after doing so the 'libqt3' package still didn't appear in my RPM list. After much frustration I gave up and ordered a new Powerpack (+ free Tux) from Mandriva. 36 days later the package arrived (without Tux!) so I did a clean reinstall adding everything that I thought related to programming. Now, I thought, this'll work. So I tried './configure' again and I STILL get the 'libraries not found, check your installation' message. Staying calm, I checked RPM assuming that the libraries had not been installed. 'libqt3-devel' wasn't even in the package list! Eh? Still staying calm, I did 'update media' and then 'libqt3-devel' did appear in the list so I installed it. But for some reason the data came from the internet and didn't ask for a CD. Never mind It's in (I thought). After a restart I tried compiling again but STILL get 'libraries not found, check your installation'. (And it's dissapeared from the package list again)?? This is driving me absolutely nuts! I admit to being a newbie but surely it shouldn't be this difficult? My questions are: Shouldn't these libraries be included in the Powerpack? Do I have to be root to do programming? Do I have to add a path? What else can I try? Any help gratefully received. Sorry for the rant but I feel like giving up.

Got it! Fixed, thank you Ianw. Graham

Hi ian (is it?) Kind thanks for the help. I found and downloaded the dri-i915 . . . etc. (via OSX and CD ROM) however, I don't know what I did, but when I type rpm Uvh dri . . .etc. all I get is 'package already installed' and a prompt again. Kernel source and ed are installed. (Mandrake 10.1 official). I don't know how to start again. Cheers, Graham

Hi i have a Dell Inspiron 3000 with an Intel motherboard with onboard graphics. It uses the 82865G chipset and I just can't get X not to be garbled. I have experimented with xorgconfigure and XFdrake but don't really know what settings to use. Has anyone got this configuration to work? I'd be very grateful for any help, thanks.

Adam Kind thanks for your help. That worked. (At least it got further). I am now trying to find the Qt libraries (I found the headers), does anyone know what they are called? Thanks again, Graham

Thank you both for your help. I eventually found libxorg-x11-static-6.8.2, but that needed libxorg-x11-devel-6.8.2. That then needed multiarch-utils which failed to install because about 30 files it tried to remove were needed elsewhere! I think I'll go back up the shallow end. Cheers, Graham

>libxorg-x11-static-devel Hmmm, I don't have that package on my installation (10.1 download). Does anybody know where I could obtain it? Thanks again.

The only xorg packages I have in MCC are: xorg-x11-100dpi-fonts-6.7.0.3mdk xorg-x11-cyrillic-fonts-6.7.0-3mdk xorg-x11-glide-module-6.7.0-3mdk xorg-x11-Xnest-6.7.0-3mdk xorg-x11-Xvfb-6.7.0-3mdk I don't think it is any of those . . . is it? Cheers, graham

Hi I am still feeling my way with Linux and am trying my first go at compiling (ksokoban) and I have got as far as an error that says 'can't find the x includes'. From browsing various forums, I think I need the 'Xfree86-devel' package. But, when I use MCC there is no X-devel package available. Am I on the right track? and where would I find the X devel package. Many thanks