> I see the error saying it can't find libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 This is probably because the binary is 32-bit and you're on a 64-bit distro.
> /usr/lib32/libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 > can be found in Package ia32-libs This is what you want. It's the 32-bit version of the library, purely for the purpose of letting you run 32-bit applications on your 64-bit system. > I can't immediately try installing any of those packages earlier > today, I already tried installing the libgtk2.0-0 package got a > message that it was already installed on the machine but afterwards I > was still unable to locate the needed libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 file > anywhere on the machine Right, you already have the 64-bit version installed (lots of stuff wouldn't work if you didn't). > since my linux skills are quite rusty, my question is: when I do get > the missing ibgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 file installed I think, I will also > need to create a sys link in the directory where the > libgtk-x11-2.0.so.0 gets installed to the directory where the k3util > expects to find it, some thing like ln -s /usr/something/something > /usr/something/something_else Nope, just installing the ia32-libs package should do everything you need. > as you can see I definatly need some degree of elmering with this so > please contact me off list and I will post a summation reply when I > get this ironed out and working Hopefully you don't mind an on-list reply as I can imagine other folks might've hit the same problem! -- Dan Smith www.danplanet.com KK7DS ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html