gEDA-user: Fedora Core 5 installation notes

[Mark Rages]

On 7/29/06, Patrick Doyle <wpdster at gmail.com> wrote:
> Are there folks on this list who are using FC5?  If so, what is the
> recommended approach for installing the gEDA suite on an FC5 box?
>
> I am asking because I tried the most straightforward approach
> (installing from the CD) and ran into a few problems.  So far, they
> don't seem too insurmountable, but I've learned through bitter
> experience to start asking questions sooner, rather than later.

Grab RPMs courtesy of Wojciech Kazubski
http://www.sp5pbe.waw.pl/~sp5smk/geda.html

Then install them with yum like this:

$ yum localinstall *rpm

This way, yum will satisfy dependencies for you.

Disclaimer:  I've not tried FC5, but this procedure works fine for
FC4, and Wojciech has posted FC5 rpms.

Regards,
Mark
markrages at gmail
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