can't install cairo-dock from AUR

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-05 15:24:21

downloaded two packages(tar.gz)(one is cairo-dock and the other is cairo-dock plugins) from
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15201 and
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15202

i copied them over to a directory in my home folder called builds_AUR,and extracted them.then i opened up a terminal and did the following to install,but failed to do so:

[sonujha@arch ~]$ cd builds_AUR
[sonujha@arch builds_AUR]$ makepkg
==> ERROR: PKGBUILD does not exist.
[sonujha@arch builds_AUR]$

i have already installed the necessary tools by:

$sudo pacman -Sy base-devplease tell me if i am missing something.How do i proceed with the installation?

u_no_hu · 2009-02-05 16:08:43

ERROR: PKGBUILD does not exist

Does it exist? Where? Go in there and makepkg

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-05 17:04:46

how do i do that?

arch_nemesis · 2009-02-05 17:07:53

My suggestion would be to use yaourt. It's like pacman, but for AUR.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Yaourt

A side note -- unless something has recently changed, you'll need to install cairo-wglitz from AUR before cairo-dock.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=13080

Last edited by arch_nemesis (2009-02-05 17:09:13)

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-05 17:11:03

ok,i got that.but,now again it did not succeed as you can see:

[sonujha@arch ~]$ cd Desktop
[sonujha@arch Desktop]$ makepkg
==> ERROR: PKGBUILD does not exist.
[sonujha@arch Desktop]$ cd cairo-dock
[sonujha@arch cairo-dock]$ makepkg
==> Making package: cairo-dock 1.6.3.1-2 i686 (Thu Feb 5 22:39:08 IST 2009)
==> Checking Runtime Dependencies...
==> Missing Dependencies:
-> cairo-wglitz
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Missing Dependencies:
-> intltool
==> ERROR: Could not resolve all dependencies.
[sonujha@arch cairo-dock]$

flowheat · 2009-02-05 17:16:59

==> Missing Dependencies:
  -> cairo-wglitz
==> Checking Buildtime Dependencies...
==> Missing Dependencies:
  -> intltool

Like archnemesis said before you're going to need cairo-wglitz and you will also need intltool as the error messages have informed you.

If you're really not comfortable doing this sort of thing yaourt is probably your best as was already mentioned. It will take care of all these little issues for you. Just follow the link in the post above.

u_no_hu · 2009-02-05 18:19:08

But it is always better to understand what you are doing before blindly using yaourt . It always helps if you read the wiki pages about aur and abs.

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-05 18:23:18

i installed cairo-dock and plugins using yaourt,but how do i launch it.its not there in applications>preferences

brisbin33 · 2009-02-05 18:27:59

fyi

makepkg -s

installs needed dependencies with pacman. you must use visudo to allow passwordless sudo pacman's. read the makepkg wiki for the details

arch_nemesis · 2009-02-05 18:54:13

stonecoldjha wrote:

i installed cairo-dock and plugins using yaourt,but how do i launch it.its not there in applications>preferences

Alt-F2 then cairo-dock.

FYI it's easy to get lost in the configuration, there are LOTS of options.

And BTW I do think it's in the menu someplace, just not in applications-->preferences. I could be remembering that from Ubuntu...

Last edited by arch_nemesis (2009-02-05 19:04:23)

xaiviax · 2009-02-05 19:59:55

To launch, I've always had to use the alt-F2 method, or create my own script/launcher/menu-item.

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 03:08:04

yes,in ubuntu i have it in applications>sytem tools>cairo-dock.also,in ubuntu,i can launch it by the command "cairo-dock".but,even after installing from the AUR using yaourt i can neither launch it,nor can i find it in applications>system tools or anywhere in the menu.how do i see if it got properly installed?aren't there other ways of installing it?

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 03:28:07

i just did the following,and learnt that cairo-dock is not there:

[sonujha@arch ~]$ sudo pacman -Si cairo-dock
error: package 'cairo-dock' was not found
[sonujha@arch ~]$

what do i do now?how do i install it?please help me install it because i need it and like it so much.

u_no_hu · 2009-02-06 03:49:58

pacman -si searches for the package in official repositories. But you installed it from source using aur. So it wont show in -Si . Try pacman -Qi . It will be there. And please read about aur and understand how it works. Pacman -Ql packagename will list all the files in the package.So you can find out how to launch it by checking that list. Hope this helps.

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 09:47:06

the following is the output:

[sonujha@arch ~]$ pacman -Qi cairo-dock
error: package "cairo-dock" not found
[sonujha@arch ~]$

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 10:02:13

i have tried installing cairo-dock several times using
#yaourt -S cairo-dock
saying yes to all the questions that i am asked while installation.
when it seems to be completed,i run
$cairo-dock
but the i get the output "command not found" .

please tell me what should i do?

u_no_hu · 2009-02-06 10:19:16

Have you installed cairo-wglitz? If not then install it from aur.
Then do a makepkg -s in cairo-dock folder and post the output.

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 11:14:04

somehow managed to install cairo-dock and plugins,but i removed all icons from the dock,and was left with a blank dock,and i was unable to add new icons to it.so,i decided to tremove cairo-dock and then reinstall it.but,after reinstalling,when i launched cairo-dock i saw the same theme and the same blank dock that i was using last time.
now,please tell me the way to completely obliterate cairo-dock,purging,everything,be it config files,etc. so that when i reinstall it,it behaves as if it is being installed for the very first time,and doesn't take settings that i made in the last install.

arch_nemesis · 2009-02-06 12:41:14

The easier route might be to figure out why you can't add new icons(launchers). What happens when you try?

For a quick and dirty, if you install cairo-dock-themes, you should be able to select a different theme, and one of your options will be to use the launchers provided by that theme. They probably won't be the launchers you want, but should get you started. http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=18456

I also recommend cairo-dock-plugins http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=15202

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 13:04:17

actually when i try launching the dock by
$cairo-dock

it doesn't show up,and the terminal output is:

[sonujha@arch ~]$ cairo-dock
cairo_dock_get_desklet_decoration (personnal)
MaJ des decorations du fond -> 11.00x114.00
MaJ des decorations du fond -> 11.00x114.00
add personnal
add Starcraft2
add CD box
add scotch
add frame&reflects
add dark
add none
add frame with scotch
add clear
add default
add personnal
add Starcraft2
add CD box
add scotch
add frame&reflects
add dark
add none
add frame with scotch
add clear

i believe that it is launching,but because of my preferences it doesn't show up.what about deleting config files in my /home/sonujha directory?how can i do that?

Last edited by stonecoldjha (2009-02-06 13:05:44)

arch_nemesis · 2009-02-06 13:49:48

Off the top of my head I don't know where they are. If someone else doesn't tell you for sure before I get home, I'll look and see.

However, as a guess, I'd set your file manager to show hidden files, then look in your home directory for a folder or file that looks something like .cairo-dock. It may be in .config, or may be in some subdirectory of .config.

Also, 'pacman -Rsn cairo-dock' should *fully* uninstall it, including config files, but I've never double-checked after using -Rsn to see for sure that it does.

Please double check my -Rsn comment here, as that's off the top of my head. http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

stonecoldjha · 2009-02-06 14:57:42

i had uninstalled cairo-dock using pacman -Rsn cairo-dock,and had done the same for plugins.but,when i install it the next time,it starts up exactly as it was at the point of uninstalling.

u_no_hu · 2009-02-06 16:16:18

.config/cairo-dock/

Inxsible · 2009-02-06 17:22:29

like u_no_hu mentioned, you should delete all traces of the app and start afresh. pacman -Rsn will remove the app and all of its dependencies but not user settings.Check the link that arch_nemesis gave...it mentions this as a note

pacman -Rsn package_name
Note! Pacman will not remove configuration files that is created after the package was installed. Which is to say everything in your home folder related to the package, will have to be deleted manually.

Last edited by Inxsible (2009-02-06 17:25:19)

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