HowTo Compile In Slackware

2004-11-11T17:52:50Z

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<center><h2>by ''Mike (servnov)''</h2></center>

== Installing [[aMule]] on [http://www.slackware.com Slackware] ==
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1) Download [[wxBase]] and [[wxWidgets|wxGTK]] sources (.tar.gz packages) from [http://www.amule-project.net http://www.amule-project.net] or [http://www.amule.org http://www.amule.org]
:'''NOTE''': you will need root access or equivalent to complete [[aMule]] install.

2) INSTALL:
:''tar -xzvf wxGTK*''
:''cd wxGTK*''
:''./configure''
:''make''
:''su''
:(enter root password)
:''make install''

'''Optional for GUI (required for command line amule):'''
:''tar -xzvf wxBase*''
:''cd wxBase*''
:''./configure''
:''make''
:''su''
:(enter root password)
:''make install''

:Grab pre-built [http://www.slackware.com Slackware] package from [http://www.linuxpackages.net/search_view.php?by=name&name=amule&ver= linuxpackages.net].

:''installpkg aMule-2.0.0rc7-i686-1.tgz'' (or whatever current version is)

:That's all!

:Type ''amule'' in a shell to lauch or in [http://www.kde.org KDE] (similar in [http://www.gnome.org GNOME]) go to Kstart->Internet->aMule

3) UNINSTALL:
:''removepkg aMule''

4) UPDATING AMULE VERSION:
:''upgradepkg aMule-2.0.0rc7-i686-1.tgz'' (will remove old amule package and install new version)

Hope this helps.

Catch me on [[IRC]] at irc.freenode.com channel #amule nick '''servnov'''

== Final note ==
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You can even get wxBase and wxGTK .tgz slack packages and install with 'installpkg'. Using the slackware package manager saves time during install and makes upgrading easy.
You can also type 'pkgtool' as root and then search for the packages you have downloaded and install and/or remove packages.

Enjoy the hard work [[aMule]] [[AMule_devs|developers]] have done and continue to do!

Just remember you will need [[wxBase]] and [[wxWidgets|wxGTK]] installed even when using [http://www.slackware.com Slackware] package.

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