On 25-Jun-2004 tim hall wrote: } Last Thursday 24 June 2004 22:52, RickTaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx was like: } > You can use alien to convert it to a .deb and then either install it } > {provided you have the required bits and pieces} or open it up and install } > the files manually. } } I hadn't thought of that! } } Gut feeling says it will be quicker and more educational for me to do the } compile thing. If/when I get errors, I will also get some generally } comprehensible output that I can attach to my questions. I guess it's got to } be worth a try though. Sometimes, after a couple days of batting your head against the wall, hunting down libraries and seeing the "Error 2: yadda" thing come up for the zillionth time... one gets the temptation to "cheat". :} } Thanks for the suggestions. I shall mull for a bit. ---------------------------------- E-Mail: RickTaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 26-Jun-2004 Time: 01:12:54 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------