SAM Linux
lazarus / 1-Linux

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LazaruX · 2007-10-12 12:45

How do I install Lazarus and freepascal on SAM Linux?
Which packages do I need to download? How do I install it?
Is there any kind of file like the windows install.ex/setup.exe?

Thanks

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anthony · 2007-10-13 07:58

I do not know SAM Linux but it is a Live CD. I do not see modules that
can be added to SAM Linux.

I think you have three options:
1) you want to use SAM Linux. Install it  on your harddisk and also
install
    fpc-2.0.4-0.i586.rpm  
    fpc-docs-2.0.4-0.i586.rpm
    fpc-src-2.0.4-0.i386.rpm 
        lazarus-0.9.22-0.i386.rpm  
2) you require a Live Linux CD
        use the Slax SE 5.1.8.1.iso and burn it on a CD
        add the module Lazarus IDE & Free Pascal Compiler
0.9.14-FPC2.02 to the CD
3) you want Linux and Lazarus on your PC and an easy install
        install Mandriva 2008.0
        add Lazarus using urpmi

Success!

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LazaruX · 2007-10-13 20:04

Hi,
well I have downloaded those files and then as root I have extracted
them in the usr folder, but now Lazarus only appears in the root menu,
and also when I compile a normal application it gives an error lib
unit no t fount"or something like that. How do I solve those problems

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anthony · 2007-10-14 21:22

1) What do you mean with "root menu"?
2) You must be more specific then "something like that"

How can we answer your question with the information you provide?

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LazaruX · 2007-10-15 18:08

Ok, OK,
I have now installed Lazarus doing like this:
Logged in as Root
Opened Terminal
rpm -Uvh fpc-2.0.4-0.i586.rpm
rpm -Uvh fpcsrc-2.0.4-0.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh lazarus-0.9.22-0.i386.rpm

It then worked on both root and user, but I could not compile, I had a
message lib needed, then libXi,...and others, I have installed them
from the SAM Linux installation menu
And now it works fine.

Then I wanted to install the PowerPDF component, so I logged in as
root and went in the /usr/lib/lazarus/components directory, there I
have compied the folder PowerPDF, then I have opened the folder and
installed the package using the .LPK file.
Everything went ok, but now I can compile tonly as root, when I try to
open Lazarus as normal user I get an error that some components of the
Project (powerPDF components) cannot be loaded. I am asked for:
Continue, Stop all loading, stop loading this resource. whatever I
click lazarus hangs there.

How can I solve this now?

P.S. Why isn there a simple way in Linux to install something, like
the install.exe files in Windows?
P.S anthony, with root menu I meant the root Start Menu, you know
where all the programs are.