Re: Installing Tor in Linux

On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:33:29 -0700, sk8terg1rl wrote:

Hi group,

I've been trying to install Tor in a test computer running SUSE LINUX
10.0 (i586). Unfortunately I keep running into all sorts of dependency
issues and package conflicts :-(

Being unable to use Tor, amongst other reasons I am working on, is
what is keeping me from my pledge to self-teach & familiarise myself
with Linux before Windows Vista becomes more common (I *really* don't
want to use Vista with all its DRM, bloat, Big Brother features and
revocation mechanism).

I also tried "rpm -e glibc" but too many packages rely on it to
remove.

Don't remove the c-libraries, or you may not be able to run anything.

Any advice please?

Thanks everyone
skate xx

<snip>

Caveat: I don't run Suse.

Was the tor package compiled specifically for Suse 10? If so, then it
should work- if dependancies can be resolved.

You begin by mentioning Vista, and how you don't want to use it for
various reasons. In a similar vein, I remember advising you that there
are various political reasons why one wouldn't want to run Suse, etiher.
As I remember, you were having another technical problem at that time.
Now, you appear to be in "dependancy hell." This is one reason I switched
to Slackware, and I advised you to consider doing the same. Someone talked
you out of it.

[ Going OT ]
Slackware is closer to the "metal." That is a definite advantage in
certain situations. Adding software to a Slackware release can be
similar to other distributions. For example, you can begin by looking for
a compiled binary that will work. It should work as long as it has been
compiled for your specific release version. If there is no compiled binary
available, then the user can "use the source, Luke." Remember, free
software did not magically appear on earth. Someone had to write it. The
big advantage of the movement is that the source code is available. You
miss at least half of what the free software movement is about if you
choose to always ignore the source component.

--
Douglas Mayne
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