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[w5uc]

Yuck Yuck... getting old & blind...

[w5uc]

w5uc@SHOP:~$ dpkg -i linrad.deb
dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege
w5uc@SHOP:~$

I'm dang sure not one of those.. Ha Ha

[w5uc]

It looks like something, not bad happened here;

root@SHOP:/home/w5uc# dpkg -i linrad.deb
dpkg: error processing linrad.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
linrad.deb
root@SHOP:/home/w5uc# cd..
bash: cd..: command not found
root@SHOP:/home/w5uc# cd
root@SHOP:~# cd /home/w5uc/tmp
root@SHOP:/home/w5uc/tmp# dpkg -i linrad.deb
(Reading database ... 109877 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linrad 01-2 (using linrad.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement linrad ...
Setting up linrad (01-2) ...
root@SHOP:/home/w5uc/tmp#

It appears that it may be installed, so how do i run it?

[fingers99]

Yes, looks like it's there.

First, try

linrad

Which may or may not work. If it doesn't work as yourself, try it as root (this isn't a good thing to do routinely, but may be necessary: it looks like the .deb was converted using alien which can do strange things to permissions).

If neither work, or generate useful error messages, try this:

su
(small s!)
(you'll be asked to enter root password -- do so)
updatedb (go and make a cup of coffee)

then

whereis linrad

(it should splurge out a list of things called linrad --- you see, it could be that it hasn't installed it anywhere sensible -- could be in your /tmp or /home directory) by trial and error (and by giving the full path, say /home/w5uc/tmp/linrad/linrad or by cding to where it is and doing ./linrad -- which, essentially, says to bash "don't bother looking in path, execute the damn thing in the present working directory") you might be able to get it going.

If you want to look for it graphically, then executables in Kde have icons which resemble gear teeth, while scripts have icons which look like TV screens. It could be either, but I'd guess it's a gear wheel.

Usually there's a man page which may be of help:

man linrad

should bring it up.

[w5uc]

fingers99, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your patience and effort. You have done more in this short time than numerous have in the past. Mama has me cooking some old dead cow right now, but I will do a search shortly.

Many thanks
Mike

[w5uc]

Well, after a great deal of hope it looks like we have struck out. I have searched and can not find it. I will continue the search. I did find a wheel named linrad, but it apparently contains nothing and will not launch the oprogram.

[w5uc]

No, it is an executable containing 490.9 KB od data but it will not launch the program. I click on it, and it blinks at me, but does nothing. I can immediately click on it again with the same result.

[w5uc]

If I try to launch it in the window I get:

w5uc@SHOP:/home/linrad$ linrad
svgalib: Cannot get I/O permissions.
w5uc@SHOP:/home/linrad$

[fingers99]

Don't give up yet. I'm not sure what this means: I think that linrad itself is fine, but taht there's some issue with the permissions on either svgalib or whatever it connects to (I know nothing about radio!).

I'd try the mailing list: you've come a long way, so it's worth persevering:

send an email to:

[email protected]

with the subject

subscribe

and you should get an email back telling you that you've subscibed successfully. Read a few of the emails and then post away!

Good luck with this one -- it's a very tricky thing for a newbie to start with, but should be worthwhile in the end.

[w5uc]

Thanks fingers99. Yes, I think I have learned a lot with your generous help. I will get into that group and see what happens.

Regards,
Mike