Hi Pat, > I want to install Gnome on Slink but don't want to scatter new versions of > the libraries (eg gtk) arround anywhere. Does anyone know if you can compile > it like KDE where it looks for all libraries relative to a partciular > install path (eg /usr/local/gnome) so the apps that come with Slink can > continue using the old libraries. Also this would be usefull for cleanup if > when the next release is out (rm -Rf /usr/local/gnome). Just run every configure script with option --prefix=/opt/gnome or whatever. Some tweaking in /etc/ld.so.conf and /etc/profile might be neccessary then.
Bye, Tino.
