Install 2.4.5

[Ian Barton]

On 04/05/11 20:22, Dennis Powless wrote:
> I'm trying to install 2.4.5 and I guess I need to build it.... so I'm
> following the directions to do so.  I have a list of dependencies and I
> would like to know how do I tell if I already have them or need to check to
> see.
>
>
>     - gconf2 (>= 2.22)
>     - glib2 (>= 2.20)
>     - gtk+2 (>= 2.16)
>     - guile (>= 1.8.0)
>     - libart2 (libart_lgpl)
>     - libglade2 (>= 2.6)
>     - libgnomeui2 (>= 2.22)
>     - [lib]goffice (>= 0.5.1)
>     - libgsf1
>     - libxml2 (>= 2.5.10)
>     - pango
>     - swig (>=1.3.31)
>     - webkit (>= 1.0)
>
> Is this the correct list for 2.4.5 and ubuntu 10.10?
>
> I see the getbed does not have the latest stable release, nor does the
> ubuntu repos....
>

A quick way to get most of what you need is:

sudo apt-get build-dep PackageName

This will install all the dependencies for the version in the Ubuntu 
repos, which may be all you need. Even if it isn't there shouldn't be 
many packages that need installing manually.

Ian.