Hi Paul,
I took another look at building knowit. Here's a shortened recipe that is tailored for
kubuntu. After editing the knowit source code I checked the modified code and the patch
into github. The new, streamlined, "recipe" uses that code from github but if
you want, you could download the code from sourceforge and apply the patch yourself. If
you run into problems, don't hesitate to let me know.
- Dave
-------------------INSTRUCTIONS FOR BUILDING KNOWIT----------------------
# using aptitude instead of apt-get due to apt-get "hash map" errors
# uncomment the two "backports" lines in /etc/apt/sources.list (to get git)
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
sudo aptitude install git-core
sudo aptitude install build-essential
sudo aptitude install kdebase-dev
sudo aptitude install automake
# use git to fetch patch and knowit code with patch applied :
git clone git://github.com/dc25/knowit_0.11.git
cd knowit_0.11/knowit
make -f Makefile.cvs
./configure
make
sudo make install
# knowit should now be installed in /usr/bin/knowit and ready to run.
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marbux wrote:
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Dave Compton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I got this to work in two steps on ubuntu 8.04:
Dave, an update of sorts. My alligators unexpectedly went into
overdrive the morning after your post. I am just now regaining a bit
of time to work on system issues. Hopefully, I will be applying your
recipe successfully within the next few days. I will install Kubuntu
8.04 to VirtualBox and work from there.
In looking back at what I wrote before, my thanks for your sleuthing
was inadequate. KnowIt, despite its warts, is the only Linux-based
outliner I've found that works for my purposes out of the box. This is
vitally important to me for accessibility reasons. Two years ago,
something went awry in the right lobe of my brain that impaired my
brain's processing speed, putting me in an ADD -like condition of
day-to-day variability in severity.
I have many days when I cannot complete even simple tasks without
mapping my tasks in an outline. When it comes to doing extensive
research, writing, and fact checking on complex subjects, outlining
both my notes and my work product is now a necessity for me every day.
One of the joys of aging, I guess, because when the episodes are
severe one result of having my thought processes so scrambled that I
cannot stay on task at all is a state of euphoria flowing from the
flood of undisciplined thinking, much like a marijuana high.
When I first told a very old friend about my condition, I gave him the
example of me showering until the water went cold, and not remembering
whether the last part of my body I washed was the only one I washed
during the entire shower. His quip in response was, "yeah, and we know
which part that was." :-)
In any event, your efforts to assist me in getting KnowIt running
again --- along with your clear recipe --- are far more appreciated
than I indicated before. KnowIt isn't just a preference, it's the best
work-around for my disability on my IT system that I have found,
particularly when my alligators start snapping..
Best regards,
Paul E. Merrell, J.D. (Marbux)
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