Compiling (installing) FaHmon on Ubuntu

[two00lbwaster]

I had trouble trying to compile the new FahMon release after reinstalling Ubuntu. This is for the current version 2.3.99.1

This is the guide you need to follow for compiling the new release

Download the latest source code from here and extract to the home drive or where ever you feel comfortable.
This will do the job for you (copy and past into a terminal)

wget -O FahMon-2.3.99.1.tar.bz2 --no-check-certificate "http://fahmon.net/downloads/current.php?linux"

Now to extract the file (copy and past into a terminal)

tar xvf FahMon-2.3.99.1.tar.bz2

You'll need to make sure that you have g++,wxgtk 2.6.4 or higher and the wxgtk2.6-dev, and wx-common installed to compile the program. I would suggest the use of synaptic for installation but you can use the following commands:

sudo apt-get install libwxgtk2.8-dev

That will also install some required dependencies

sudo apt-get install wx-common

And finally for some users (although this may require your install CD)

sudo apt-get install g++

To clear up the guide, I type in wxgtk into synaptic and select libwxgtk2.8-dev click mark for installation and allow it to select all the other required dependecies, I then run a search for wx-common tick that for installation too. I then click the apply button.
For some users you may need to install the g++ package and dependancies.


Then it's a case of following the instructions in the guide, which are:

Use the cd command in a console to place yourself in your fahmon folder.
type into the console

cd /home/[USER NAME]/FahMon-2.3.99.1

or whatever your folder is called

Type in the console

./configure

You may need to type y to confirm partway through this.

Type

make

This will take a few minutes, even on a very fast machine.

Type

sudo make install

You'll get an error after make install if you don't use sudo.

You'll now find fahmon installed and an icon link to the program in Applications>System Tools


Thanks go to Uncle_Fungus for his help with this how-to.

[Dngrsone]

Okay, I installed the required libraries, but it's giving me an error:

checking for wx-config... no
configure: error:
wxWidgets must be installed on your system.

Please check that wx-config is in path, the directory
where wxWidgets libraries are installed (returned by
'wx-config --libs' or 'wx-config --static --libs' command)
is in LD_LIBRARY_PATH or equivalent variable and
wxWidgets version is 2.8.0 or above.

I am unsure what to do.

[Boydyboyd]

thanks alot for this, i have been trying to find a way to compile fahmon onto my ubuntu for ages, now the folding can resume.

[chex313]

Thanks a lot! The directions are great!

I did not have to do this.

"You will need to type y to confirm partway through this."

[two00lbwaster]

Thanks a lot! The directions are great!

I did not have to do this.

"You will need to type y to confirm partway through this."

Yes there seems to have been a change or something with Hardy. With Gutsy I still had to press y part the way through. I'll update the instructions to read "You may need to type y to confirm partway through this."

[techstop]

Thanks mate. Nice howto!

[mr_raider]

Has anyone successfully compiled it in Intrepid? It worked fine in Hardy but I'm guessing the libraries have changed.

[rmjohnson144]

Well, I'm just guessing, but I'd assume you need to install the latest version of wxWidgets. Synaptic Package Manager says V2.8 is the newest one.

Good luck
-=Mark=-

[sites]

I'm also getting the libcurl error...

configure:20369: error:
Could not find a valid libCURL installation on your system.

I've installed curl, but still get this error. I'm using Hardy.

[jrennell]

I'm also getting the libcurl error...

configure:20369: error:
Could not find a valid libCURL installation on your system.

I've installed curl, but still get this error. I'm using Hardy.

altech6983 had a good tip and suggested running "sudo ldconfig" after running the script. That should clear up that issue (worked on 9.04 at least).

I update the commands in my post to include that step. Sorry for its omission.

EDIT: Oops, I'm dumb... that might be a problem with 8.04 packages, I'll test it out on a 8.04 VM and see if I get the same thing...

EDIT2: Good news, this script will work for 8.04. Make sure you do a

$ sudo apt-get update

before you run it to make sure you get the newest libcurl along with the other packages.