HowTo Compile In Slackware

by Mike (servnov)

Installing aMule on Slackware

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1) Download wxBase and wxGTK sources (.tar.gz packages) from http://www.amule-project.net or http://www.amule.org

NOTE: you will need root access or equivalent to complete aMule install.

2) INSTALL:

tar -xzvf wxBase*

cd wxBase*

./configure

make

make install

tar -xzvf wxGTK*

cd wxGTK*

./configure

make

make install

Grab pre-built Slackware package from linuxpackages.net (choose a mirror)

IMPORTANT: You need to have installed pkgtools with Slackware (this is done by default).

installpkg aMule-2.0.0rc5-i686-2.tgz (or whatever current version is)

That's all!

Type amule in a shell to lauch or in KDE (similar in GNOME) go to Kstart->Internet->aMule

3) UNINSTALL:

removepkg aMule (should work without version, etc.)

Then if you want get a newer aMule*.tgz version as installpkg again.

Hope this helps.

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

Final note

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Building aMule itself from source (i.e. NOT from installpkg aMule*.tgz) usually causes many problems in Slackware, Knoppix and a few other distros. Known possible problems:

• configure fails to build MakeFile :(
• wxWidgets error or similar
• Package 'curl' not found or version is outdated
• Crypto++ and many make errors

Enjoy the hard work aMule developers have done and continue to do!

Just remember you will need wxBase and wxGTK installed even when using Slackware package.