./configure error

[bonebags]

ive been trying to install thunderbird and followed the faqs on the home page.everything went well until it came to ./configure.....then i got "no such file or directory." it was a tar gz which i extracted and cd to file and then i got the error

 

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[theYinYeti]

./configure is the first step in compiling from source.

What you downloaded is probably a binary package instead of a source package. So try this instead, in the directory where the .tar.gz is unpacked:

./thunderbird

 

Yves.

[bonebags]

i just tried ./thunderbird and received the followering message

./thunderbird-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannotopen shared object file: No such file or directory

[scarecrow]

You must install the missing libstdc RPM. Assuming that urpmi is already set, simply do

urpmi libstdc++6

But better do "urpmi mozilla-firefox" instead. This will install Firefox AND all missing dependencies.

Edited August 31, 2005 by scarecrow

[bonebags]

root@xphost john]# urpmi libstdc++6

The package(s) are already installed

[root@xphost john]# urpmi mozilla-firefox

The package(s) are already installed

[Qchem]

urpmi mozilla-thunderbird

 

might be what you're looking for????

[scarecrow]

Ah yes, I'm sorry... my mistake.

[bonebags]

typed in the new ccommand you gave me and it says moxilla thunderbird got bad signature coulnt install???????????????????????

[bonebags]

this is the error message i get. ive tried 3 different downloads from 3 different sites

The following packages have bad signatures:

/var/ftp/pub/Mandrakelinux/media/main3/mozilla-thunderbird-1.0.2-2mdk.i586.rpm:Missing signature (Could not read lead bytes)

Do you want to continue installation ? (y/N)

[bvc]

i just tried ./thunderbird and received the followering message

./thunderbird-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannotopen shared object file: No such file or directory

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

root@xphost john]# urpmi libstdc++6

The package(s) are already installed

[root@xphost john]# urpmi mozilla-firefox

The package(s) are already installed

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The tarball wants 5 not 6

 

urpmf libstdc++.so.5

will tell you what pkg has libstdc++.so.5

 

Bad SIG and can't install? That's a new one for me. Use rpmdrake and tell it to ignore the Bad SIG and install anyway.

[bonebags]

still no install???says unable to install

all im trying to do is set up so i can use email

[dexter11]

You can use the --no-verify-rpm option at the command line which deactivates rpm signature checking. Note that it is a security risk if someone altered that package. But since I have seen that message myself a lot of times it's likely just the package managers bug.

So the command is

urpmi --no-verify-rpm mozilla-thunderbird