gDesklets builds, doesn't run

Mustafa Orkun moblinux at myrealbox.com
Wed Dec 22 23:23:07 UTC 2004


sorry,fixed

Mustafa Orkun yazmış:
> Brian Mury yazmış:
> 
>> I'm trying to get gDesklets working. Version 0.32, built from source. It
>> builds and installs fine,
> 
> 
> i also have the problem.but i have all the packages required.i have 
> posted the problem at gnomesupport forums gdesklets section.but they 
> told me that "you are the first person that have problems.it should 
> work." i've installed and the app works but i cannot add any of the 
> displays.here's my post at gnomesupport.maybe someone here have any ideas?
> 
>> hi! i've just installed 0.32 from the source without errors.i use 
>> FC3.but when i try to install ANY display,i always get this error 
>> message: " invalid package the supplied file could not be opened as 
>> package.it is either corrupted or not of the correct file type"
>> those packages are tar.gz and tar.bz2 files. i also tried to untar and 
>> select the display files but the same error. and i think it is not 
>> possible to download as "corrupted" everytime.so what can be the 
>> problem. i also will give you the dependant packages' version numbers 
>> i have on my sytem:
>> python 2.3.4-11 pygtk2 2.4.0-1 libgtop2 2.8.0-1 and also devel package 
>> of that librsvg2 2.8.1-1 and the devel package gconf 1.0.9.15 gconf2 
>> 2.8.1-1 and also the devel package gnome-python2 2.6.0-3 
>> gnome-python2-gconf 2.6.0-3
>> and gnome-python2-bonobo,canvas,gnomevfs,gtkhtml2
>> so when will i be able to use this wonderfull app 
> 
> 
> and :
> It should work! I rather think you aren't handling the shell correctly. 
> You have to drag the tar.bz2/tar.gz to the shell and nothing else. For 
> me it seems that you aren't doing this.
> 
> i replied:
> 
>> no! i've done that also.it always gives that error message.thnks anyway
> 
> 
> and:
> 
>> Sorry, but I've to tell you that I don't have any idea what's wrong. 
>> It just works, you're the first one who reports that there're problems 
>> IIRC.
> 
> 
> and another person:
> 
>> Download a package manually and try to open it with file-roller, or 
>> tar. Does this work? If not, then your tar or gzip or bzip2 seems to 
>> be broken. Or maybe your downloading program is broken?
> 
> 
> 
> and i replied:
> 
>> yes,as i have mentioned i also tried to use *.display files;which 
>> requires to reach inside the tar.it also doesn't work.i really decided 
>> to post this issue here because it is really strange and i can't 
>> really understand why. i used firefox 1.0 to download desklets. maybe 
>> i will try another browser to test if it is the occasion.thnx all for 
>> your interest!
> 
> 
> thanks and sorry for that i carry this here.
> 




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