Hi
The command to change to root user [aka (s)witch (u)ser] is;
su<space>-
su -
Also for the install part it needs a space between the make and install.
You can install via zypper and using the rpm name;
zypper in <some_package.rpm>
That’s assuming as root user you have switched to the directory containg the rpm, else use the full path to where it is.
malcome lewis, i clickedon your star tonight! maybe i go more help on this thread than it or i deserved,but i thank all the respomders,especially malcome lewis.
now i know how to apply a patchand to search for developer librarieswith the13.1yast >SWmngr. iwas able to build netactview,and get it installed usingusing my own version of./configure–prefix.
with my own versionion/configure–prefix=/home/frank/bin, iwas able torun make install as frankfrom src. that avoidedthe propblemwith pulsethat happenedrunning make install asroot.please feel free to comment on what i’v done,tho i think this thread is over!
i noticed my last post was oversize, so i’m not surewhat got posted,just for completenessi would like to post againthe resultsof./configure–prefix=/user, then running make install as root from src. this leads to the pulse probem, i don’t understand
frank[5790] pwd
/home/frank/bin/netactview-0.6.3/src
frank[5791] su
Password:
root[501] whoami
root
root[502] make install
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/frank/bin/netactview-0.6.3/src'
test -z "/user/bin" || /usr/bin/mkdir -p "/user/bin"
/bin/sh ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c netactview '/user/bin'
libtool: install: /usr/bin/install -c netactview /user/bin/netactview
test -z "/user/share/netactview/glade" || /usr/bin/mkdir -p "/user/share/netactview/glade"
/usr/bin/install -c -m 644 netactview-icon.png auto-refresh-icon.png netactview.glade '/user/share/netactview/glade'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/frank/bin/netactview-0.6.3/src'
root[503] which netactview
/usr/bin/netactview
root[504] exit
frank[5792] whoami
frank
frank[5793] /usr/bin/netactview
W: [pulseaudio] core-util.c: Failed to open configuration file '/home/frank/.config/pulse//daemon.conf': Permission denied
W: [pulseaudio] daemon-conf.c: Failed to open configuration file: Permission denied
i’m going to leave this here. thanks for all the help!heboland.