(solved)update packages

[errol]

I tried to install a program called rawtherapee. After installing the program, it wouldn't open. On the rawtherapee forum it was suggested that I update the following packages:
glibmm
gtkmm
gtk+
I tried sudo apt-get update but nothing happened. On the forum they weren't able to advise me on how to update these packages, so I'm trying to get the reply from this forum. Is there a way to request the update of a specific package?
Errol

[Rog131]

Re: update packages

After installing the program, it wouldn't open.

How did you install it ?

Downloading rawtherapee24rc2.tgz from http://www.rawtherapee.com/?mitem=3. Unpacking it. Clicking "rtstart" file -> rawtherapee starts...

If you try to start it at the konsole - what kind of error did you get ?
If your "rtstart" is at the /home/rog/OperaDownloads/raw/RawTherapee24rc2 the command:

/home/rog/OperaDownloads/raw/RawTherapee24rc2/rtstart

should start the rawtherapee or give an error message.

I tried sudo apt-get update but nothing happened.

The "sudo apt-get update" is used to resynchronize the package index files from their sources.

To upgrade your package you will need to:

sudo apt-get upgrade

upgrade
upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages currently installed on the
system from the sources enumerated in /etc/apt/sources.list.

or

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

dist-upgrade
dist-upgrade in addition to performing the function of upgrade, also intelligently handles
changing dependencies with new versions of packages

If you want to upgrade single packages then:

sudo apt-get install <package_name>

Install will download and install the latest version of the package.


More of the package managers > FAQ: Package Managers

[errol]

Re: update packages

Rog131
Below is the transaction between me and people on the rawtherapee forum. Hope this supplies the info you need.
Errol


Errol launch it from a console to see error messages:
/home/errol/RawTherapee/rtstart
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
This is the error
errol@errol-linux:~$ /home/errol/RawTherapee24rc2/rtstart
/home/errol/RawTherapee24rc2/rt: error while loading shared libraries: libglibmm-2.4.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
errol@errol-linux:~$
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
Update your glibmm package. Updating gtkmm and gtk+ also wont hurt.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject: Reply with quote
mmm.. How do I do that? I tried apt-get update but nothing changed.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:31 am Post subject: Reply with quote
Don't know, I don't use (k)Ubuntu. Google, wait for a reply here, or ask on irc.freenode.org #ubuntu
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[Rog131]

Re: update packages

That error:

error while loading shared libraries: libglibmm-2.4.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Do you have package: libglibmm-2.4-1c2a. It should install libglibmm-2.4.so.1.

Package: libglibmm-2.4-1c2a is

C++ wrapper for the GLib toolkit (shared libraries)

GLib is a low-level general-purpose library used mainly by GTK+/GNOME applications, but is useful for other programs as well. glibmm is the C++ wrapper for GLib.

Kubuntu doesn't install GTK libraries as default. KDE is using Qt libraries.

[errol]

Re: update packages

rog131
THANKS!! You set me on the right track. I installed libglibmm-2.4-1c2a and then libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a
Now the program works.
Errol