martes, 12 de octubre de 2010

Install aMSN 0.98 en Ubuntu

Tomado de: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=882172
HOWTO: Install aMSN 0.98b with anti-aliasing in Ubuntu
I recently made a fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 on my desktop computer and I found out that the aMSN 0.97 package available via Synaptic Package Manager was not quite useful. I experienced a lot of connection problems. Although those problems are gone with version 0.98b, enabling anti-aliasing fonts is not an easy task. A lot of resources are available about this but I thought I'd make a tutorial especially about how to compile aMSN 0.98b with anti-aliasing in Ubuntu.

Step 1
Open a terminal session by pressing "Alt+F2" then typing "gnome-terminal". Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet.


Step 2 : Install the g++ compiler (can be skipped if already installed)
First, you need to make sure the g++ compiler is installed on you computer. At the prompt, simply enter the following code

Code:

sudo aptitude install g++


Step 3 : Install subversion (can be skipped if already installed)
We are going to download the aMSN source code via subversion, so you need to have it installed. At the prompt, simply enter the following code

Code:

sudo aptitude install subversion

Step 4 : Install the latest tcl/tk libraries
Since aMSN is written in tcl/tk, we need to download the latest libraries in order to compile properly. The good news is that v8.5 supports anti-aliasing. At the prompt, simply enter the following code

Code:

sudo aptitude install tk8.5-dev

It should install everything you need to compile aMSN, including the tcl8.5 libraries.

Step 5 : Get the aMSN source code

Simply enter the following code at the prompt

Code:

svn co https://amsn.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/amsn/trunk/amsn amsn

This will download all the source code in your home directory. For more info, visit this page http://www.amsn-project.net/wiki/Enabling_antialiasing


Step 6 : Build aMSN

Change your working directory by entering

Code:

cd amsn

Then you use the usual commands to build the app.

Code:

./configure
make
sudo make install

Now, some people have experienced problems while running the configure script, something about the tcl/tk libraries not found. If you experience such a problem, or if your compiler builds using an old version of tcl/tk, use the following commands instead

Code:

./configure --with-tcl=$HOME$INST_PATH/lib --with-tk=$HOME$INST_PATH/lib
make
sudo make install

And that's it! You should find your shiny new aMSN under Applications->Internet->aMSN. Enjoy and feel free to comment about this tutorial.

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