[Klug-general] Problems with Ledger SMB

[Mike Rentell]

Laurence Southon wrote:
> Mike Rentell wrote:
>> Hmmm, I tried that and it began to install that package from my debian
>> 4.0 installation DVD but then failed with an MD5sum error. Never done
>> that before. I wonder if Linux Magazine got it wrong when they compiled
>> the DVD.
>>
>> So I Googled for that package, found it, downloaded it, read the README
>> which said that I should simply type:
>>
>> perl Makefile.PL  (I would never have known)
>> make
>> make text  (that's a new one too)
>> make install
>>
>> The first line failed with:
>>
>> HTML::Tagset 3 not found
>>
> Mike,
> 
> It's better to use a Debian package where possible. You would be better
> to set apt to use an internet connection rather than DVD. You can then
> get the latest packages and do updates. Say if you want help with
> setting apt up for that.

I wondered if that could be a problem but haven't a clue how to do it. 
Thanks for volunteering, I would appreciate a steer.
> 
> Secondly are you trying to install ledgersmb using the deb from
> Sourceforge or the tar.gz? The 'Build.PL' you referred to is present in
> the tar.gz but not in the deb, and doesn't seem to be necessary as I
> tested a deb install yesterday.
> 
> [This is getting very detailed. Someone shout if we should go off list!]
> 
> LS
Agreed

MikeR