Hi, On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:21:04 -0600 Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ubuntu-mate 18.04 is the environment > I was wanting to install the Fenrir screen reader: > sudo pip3 install fenrir-screenreader > Pip then whined about DBus package requirement not being met. > configure: error: Package requirements (dbus-1 >= 1.8) were not met: > dpkg -l | grep dbus > reports dbus is 1.12.2 dbus 1.12.x is more recent - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Bus . However, your system may be missing some *-dev packages. Try installing this - https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/libdbus-1-dev . Good luck! You are right that you should not replace dbus... > Now, dbus is a means by which daemons communicate with each other. I don't > think I can just grab the latest dbus package, build it and install it over > the current one. That seems like a great way to break your system. What are > my choices here? > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ Stop Using MSIE - http://www.shlomifish.org/no-ie/ *Chuck*: Indeed. Anyway, I invited a friend who is even crazier than I am. *Kermit*: Really, who is this crazy guy? *Chuck*: Actually, it’s a crazy girl. — http://is.gd/htmOCv Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list