Re: monodevelop will not run (6.7.0)

[Klaus Knopper <debian-knoppix@knopper.net>]

Hello Andrew,

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:15:05AM -0400, Andrew wrote:
> Dear Klaus,
> 
> I am looking at various programming tool options available in Knoppix for
> creating a family of C++ libraries and projects.  I have no idea if
> monodevelop will suit my needs, but it will not run.  I suspect a
> configuration problem (see below).

Looks like another broken Debian package. A while ago, I had to remove
monodevelop because of similar problems. :-(

Usually, all Debian packages are designed to create working programs
after installation with all dependencies resolved, but in this case, it
seems that monodevelop may depend on a wrong version of Firefox that
contains a shared library (libgtkembedmoz.so.) which is no longer
available. Though there was just a warning about it, apparently there
are more problems involved.

I tend to just file a bug report and remove tha package. It's just a
waste of space if it does not work out-ot-the-box. :-(

> By the way, Knoppix is truly wonderful!

Thanks, nevertheless I'm sad that there are still always packages that I
apparently failed to notice as non-working (which is difficult anyways,
considering the amount of programs installed).

Maybe you can use eclipse instead? There should be plugins for C++ available.

Regards
-Klaus