I tried Slackbuilds, but I'm missing something; so I got Geany from LinuxPackages.net, and it worksls
I didn't really need Geany, but I wanted to try Slackbuilds.
The instructions are too brief. I only say this because I can't make it work.
I extract the Slackbuild script, download the source to the proper directory, run the script as root and then get an error message.
The output says: "tar: This does not look like a tar archive," or "bzip2: (stdin) is not a bzip2 file."
I'm sure I'm missing something, but what?
Not one to wait, I went to LinuxPackages.net and got Geany for Slackware 12.0. I used pkgtool to install it. Worked perfectly.
Still, I'd like to figure out Slackbuilds. I'd love to know what I'm doing wrong.
I sent Slackware expert Willy Sudiarto Raharjo an e-mail asking for help. I've exchanged e-mail with Robby Workman before, and he's responsible for many Slackbuilds scripts, but I figured I'd ask Willy first and see what he comes up with.
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did you extract the sources, you ain't sposed to.
I can't quite remember, but I'm more than willing to try again. I'm contemplating a Slackware 12.1 installation in my near future, and that means I'll give Slackbuilds another go.