Thanks, Jim. I am gradually acquiring a nice set of package tools. On Mon, 18 Apr 2005, jim grimsby wrote: > Hi, > You should also make sure you have apt-show-versions installed. To do > this do this. > Apt-get install apt-show-versions > Now when you want to know what version of a program you have installed > you can then > Type apt-show-versions package name. > If you do not have it installed it will report that package x is not > installed. Replace package name in the above example with the name of > the package you are looking for. > Also once you do apt-cache search package name > And you find the package you are interested in you can type apt-cache > show package name to get more information about it. > Hth > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kenny Hitt > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 5:27 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: audio players > > > hi. > > In cases like this, you want to use apt-cache to see what version of > libpng-dev is available. > > apt-cache search libpng-dev > > I'm running unstable, so the following line will probably be different > for you. > > libpng12-dev - PNG library - development > > Usually, addibional sources won't help since they are mirrors. The only > time you want to add entries is if you want to get packages not in the > Debian archive. > > Hope this helps. > Kenny > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 08:14:41AM -0400, Charles Hallenbeck wrote: >> Okay, I got farther. With debhelper installed, the configuration >> proceeds until it needs png support, then dies and asks me to install >> libpng and libpng_dev, but apt-get cannot find libpng, even after > doing >> an update. >> >> Question: Should I have multiple entries in my source.list? Or are >> they >> mostly mirrors? At present I have mirrors.kernel.org, > ftp.us.debian.org, >> and http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu/debian/. >> >> Would it help to add other sources? > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (69% of Full) "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." Ralph Waldo Emerson Visit my download site at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh
