Dave, your cookbook using git worked like magic! Thank you ever so much. I'm back in business as soon as I persuade virtual Kubuntu to talk to the WinXP partition.
Do you mind if I forward your posts to the software author? Thank you again, Paul On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Dave Compton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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) >> > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > -- Universal Interoperability Council <http:www.universal-interop-council.org> _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
