gtk-gnutella won't run

can you start it from commandline and see if you get any error messages there ?

Yep

When I attempt to run in terminal it returns a "Ancient Version Detected" message, complete with work around instructions! It suggests upgrade as a better option, but I note that the version I have is still the one on offer from Ubuntu. Would you recommend work around and wait for Ubuntu to make later version available or try downloading current version direct from gtk-gnutella website?

Which version of ubuntu do you use ?

6.10

I have downloaded new version of gtk-gnutella as a tar.gz. If I can locate some idiot proof instructions on installing 3rd party software somewhere in the ubuntu documentation I might be away.

I would look inside the file INSTALL

usually you have to go through the following sequence:

./configure
make
sudo make install

Another option would be to find the .deb file of the newest version.

At sourceforge the second latest version is available as .deb http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gtk-gnutella/GTK1_gtk-gnutella_0.96.2-0_i386.deb?modtime=1161159712&big_mirror=0

You can install this with

sudo dkpg --install <packagename>

I hope this helps,

Thanks for the suggestions.

I had noticed the deb version of 0.96.2, but it has a dependency on libgnutls11, which I don't have and can't find.

Incidentally the instructions provided by the error message about how to force acceptance of the 'ancient version' didn't work (at least, I couldn't make it work!)

I think I am giving up. Will have to wait for ubuntu to package up the new version for unskilled users like myself. But thanks again for your patience and help.

I keep getting "wrong architecture" when I go to dl libgnutls11...what gives?

JF

As an addendum--I have been operating under the assumption that Gtk Gnutella is a stand-alone p2p client like limewire/frostwire...is that so?

JF