newbie linux questions :(

Q_Ball

hey guys,

I'm runnung mandrake 10 (free downloadable version) and i have a number of problems.
I'm trying to install nautilus 2.8.2 and i've downloaded eel 2.8.2 because i'm running a faulty version of 2.4.2 (keep getting segmentation fault when i boot up)

when i ./configure eel i get a number of *.pc packages are missing...

checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking for
        gail                    >= 0.16
        gconf-2.0               >= 1.1.11
        gdk-pixbuf-2.0          >= 2
        glib-2.0                >= 2
        gnome-vfs-2.0           >= 2.7.91
        gnome-vfs-module-2.0    >= 2.7.91
        gthread-2.0             >= 2
        gtk+-2.0                >= 2.3.0
        libart-2.0              >= 2.3.8
        libglade-2.0            >= 2.0.0
        libgnome-2.0            >= 2.0
        libgnomeui-2.0          >= 2.7.92
        libxml-2.0              >= 2.4.7
... Package gail was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gail.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'gail' found

configure: error: Library requirements (
        gail                    >= 0.16
        gconf-2.0               >= 1.1.11
        gdk-pixbuf-2.0          >= 2
        glib-2.0                >= 2
        gnome-vfs-2.0           >= 2.7.91
        gnome-vfs-module-2.0    >= 2.7.91
        gthread-2.0             >= 2
        gtk+-2.0                >= 2.3.0
        libart-2.0              >= 2.3.8
        libglade-2.0            >= 2.0.0
        libgnome-2.0            >= 2.0
        libgnomeui-2.0          >= 2.7.92
        libxml-2.0              >= 2.4.7
) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

when i ./configure nautilus i get...

checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
***** WARNING: Building without libstartup-notification
checking for    
        esound >= 0.2.27
        bonobo-activation-2.0 >= 2.1.0
        eel-2.0 >= 2.8.2
        glib-2.0 >= 2.3.0
        gnome-desktop-2.0 >= 2.1.0
        gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.5.1
        ORBit-2.0 >= 2.4.0
        pango >= 1.1.2  
        gtk+-2.0 >= 2.3.0
        libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10
        libbonobo-2.0 >= 2.1.0 
        libbonoboui-2.0 >= 2.2.0
        libgnome-2.0 >= 2.1.1
        libgnomeui-2.0 >= 2.6.0
        librsvg-2.0 >= 2.0.1
        libxml-2.0 >= 2.4.7    
 ... Package esound was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `esound.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'esound' found
 
configure: error: Library requirements (
        esound >= 0.2.27
        bonobo-activation-2.0 >= 2.1.0
        eel-2.0 >= 2.8.2
        glib-2.0 >= 2.3.0
        gnome-desktop-2.0 >= 2.1.0
        gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.5.1
        ORBit-2.0 >= 2.4.0
       pango >= 1.1.2
       gtk+-2.0 >= 2.3.0
       libart-2.0 >= 2.3.10
       libbonobo-2.0 >= 2.1.0 
       libbonoboui-2.0 >= 2.2.0
       libgnome-2.0 >= 2.1.1
       libgnomeui-2.0 >= 2.6.0
       librsvg-2.0 >= 2.0.1
       libxml-2.0 >= 2.4.7     ) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

this is doing my head in. I've also no first hand experience installing stuff so i'm at a loss.

Also, should the source code for the linux kernel be on the cd's? if so where? i can find a way of searching the cd's. i need it for lirc.

edited to make it more readable

Ste-

I find to install software on Mandrake easily enough is to use urpmi.
http://easyurpmi.zarb.org/ -- To set it up

and a quick how to -- http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/eggnbacon/docs/urpmi-howto/tools.html

So you'd open a command line and login as root then type
urpmi nautilus

it should solve dependencies too.
Hope this helps.

[edit] if you have a faulty kernel when you boot up insert your Mandrake cd I think iirc it gives you and option to repair ?
As for the kernel sources I think it has the 2.6 but not 2.4 google for the 2.4 sources on the net i found them before. Try looking on RPM sites

pickarooney

yeah, urpmi gail and urpmi gail-devel would be the frist place to start.
Or urpmi nautilus if you're feeling especially lazy

nadir

or even better, urpmi apt-get

pickarooney

Doesn't apt-get for mandrake just invoke urpmi?

nadir

I wouldnt have thought so, but then again, i've never tried