Re: Lenny stable. How to find wmsm WindowMaker applet?
Mark Goldshtein wrote:
>> You may try and install the RPM, it has few depends.
>> http://rpmseek.com/rpm-dl/wmsm-0.2.0-alt1.i586.html?hl=com&cbd=0:W:120:1859264:48:0:0
>
> Thanks, for the tip! I have got one here:
> http://search.linux.kiev.ua/server/ftp.linux.kiev.ua/browse/pub/Linux/ALT/Sisyphus/files/i586/RPMS/?page=239
>
> Their main FTP server seems to be down for the moment.
>
> Here is a log my attempt:
>
> # aptitude install wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
> Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched
> "wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm"
> Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched
> "wmsm-0.2.1-alt2.i586.rpm"
> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Reading task descriptions... Done
>
> Would you please help me to install that little one? KPackage also
> gave me nothing.
You would first need to convert the RPM package to a deb package using alien
(see the package named 'alien').
Then you would install the resulting .deb using 'dpkg -i packagename.deb'.
- Chris B
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