Kopete

[literatka]

'm new to kubuntu but not ubuntu ( been using it for awhile now) but thought i'd give KDE a try. Problem? I just did the install from Ubuntu so my kopete is messed up and i'm trying to install the newer one but no luck. This is the error I get :


pinksphere@pinksphere-laptop:~/Desktop$ cd kopete-0.12.2
pinksphere@pinksphere-laptop:~/Desktop/kopete-0.12.2$ ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
checking for kde-config... /usr/bin/kde-config
checking where to install... /usr (as returned by kde-config)
checking for style of include used by make... none
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
pinksphere@pinksphere-laptop:~/Desktop/kopete-0.12.2$ /make install
bash: /make: No such file or directory

[kubicle]

Re: Kopete

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

You need to install the basic compiling tools to compile, you can get them by installing the 'build-essential' package.

Also, to compile kopete, you probably need to install the development libraries for kde. Install 'kdelibs4-dev' and it's dependencies.

That said, rather than compiling, you might wish to try fixing your existing kopete first, what kind of problems are you having and how is it 'messed up'?

[cantab]

Re: Kopete

The new version of kopete is in the backports repo. Enable said repo by adding the following lines to /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://your.repo.mirror/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://your.repo.mirror/ubuntu dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

Substitute for "your.repo.mirror" the url for the mirror you use (just put the same as is in the other lines) - usually the one for your country though you may have changed to a third party one.