Help! Attempt to install gnucash says need "gconf-2.0"...

[6tr6tr]

In an attempt to install gnucash, I’ve gotten the error:

Package gconf-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps you should add the directory containing `gconf-2.0.pc’ to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package ‘gconf-2.0’ found
configure: error: Library requirements (gconf-2.0 >= “2.0”) not met; consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.

However, looking in YAST, I see that it is installed. So, how do I find where that file is and then how do I add it to the pkg-config search path? (When I echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH it’s blank)

[6tr6tr]

OK, I fixed that but now it’s saying it needs gtk±2.0 >= version 2.6!!

Am I wrong that such a version does not exist?

[malcolmlewis]

@6tr6tr

In an attempt to install gnucash, I’ve gotten the error:

>
> Package gconf-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path. Perhaps
> you should add the directory containing `gconf-2.0.pc’ to the
> PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable No package ‘gconf-2.0’ found
> configure: error: Library requirements (gconf-2.0 >= “2.0”) not met;
> consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if your
> libraries are in a nonstandard prefix so pkg-config can find them.
>

However, looking in YAST, I see that it is installed. So, how do I find
where that file is and then how do I add it to the pkg-config search
path? (When I echo $PKG_CONFIG_PATH it’s blank)

i
<something>.pc files are in the devel packages, did you install the
gconf2-devel package?

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[malcolmlewis]

@6tr6tr

OK, I fixed that but now it’s saying it needs gtk±2.0 >= version 2.6!!

Am I wrong that such a version does not exist?

Hi
Again, is the gtk2-devel installed it’s at 2.14

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[6tr6tr]

I finally gave up. I was trying to install gnucash 2.9 (only 2.4 is provided in the opensuse repositories) and it gave me about 15 different things that kept throwing issues. And those issues, once resolved would then require another thing to install that then would bring back one of the previous issues. What a mess! Why is it always so **** hard to install something when not using YAST?

And yes, I know YAST is the “better” way, but it doesn’t always provide the latest version.

(BTW, I’m still a bit of a newbie)

[malcolmlewis]

@Malcolm

@6tr6tr

OK, I fixed that but now it’s saying it needs gtk±2.0 >= version 2.6!!

Am I wrong that such a version does not exist?

Hi
Again, is the gtk2-devel installed it’s at 2.14

Hi
From and 2.3.3 spec file;

%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1110
BuildRequires:	libwebkit-devel
%define	webkitconfig	"--enable-webkit"

Requires:       guile slib
# Required to make quotes working. Gnucash can run without quotes
support: Requires:       perl-Crypt-SSLeay perl-DateManip
perl-Finance-Quote perl-HTML-Parser perl-HTML-TableExtract
perl-libwww-perl BuildRequires:  doxygen fdupes gconf2-devel
glib2-devel goffice-devel graphviz gtk2-devel gtkhtml2-devel
guile-devel intltool libktoblzcheck-devel libglade2-devel
libgnomeprintui-devel libgnomeui-devel libofx-devel libxml2-devel
popt-devel slib swig update-desktop-files # Optional features:
BuildRequires:  aqbanking-devel >= 4.0.0 libchipcard4
libchipcard4-devel libofx-devel postgresql-devel BuildRequires:
libdbi-devel

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[malcolmlewis]

@6tr6tr

I finally gave up. I was trying to install gnucash 2.9 (only 2.4 is
provided in the opensuse repositories) and it gave me about 15 different
things that kept throwing issues. And those issues, once resolved would
then require another thing to install that then would bring back one of
the previous issues. What a mess! Why is it always so **** hard to
install something when not using YAST?

And yes, I know YAST is the “better” way, but it doesn’t always provide
the latest version.

(BTW, I’m still a bit of a newbie)

Hi
Do you mean 2.2.9? 2.3.4 is later?

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[user]

> And yes, I know YAST is the “better” way, but it doesn’t always provide
> the latest version.

free advice from an old man: the latest version is NOT always the
best in terms of usability, stability, or reliably…

a system constantly being “updated” to the latest version will
absolutely be more of an administrative nightmare that I want, if
you want go ahead…but, be prepared to run into “15 different
things that kept throwing issues” and i’m not sure it is best for the
limited help resources here to even try to help you frustrate yourself…

on the other hand, if the current in repo version has a bug or is
missing a feature that you need, that is another matter…but, just
to ‘upgrade’ for the purpose of having the latest is (imho) not the
best way to go…i mean, this is Linux: there is new stuff every 15
minutes…how ARE you gonna keep up??

hmmmm…i think if you compare a fully security patched openSUSE 11.1
running any DE other than KDE4.1 to the very latest and greatest
available from Mac, MS, SUN, IBM or other you would have to decide
that the main repo fed version of openSUSE is miles ahead in terms of
“latest version”…

ymmv…if you don’t like my free advice, then ignore it…i don’t
wanna fight over it…

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goldie