Here we will see how to install Tkabber and the required dependencies on different operating systems and distributions.

We will suppose you have administrative privileges on the machine (for installing packages) and a minimum knowledge in dealing with your operating system (or interest in learning :).

This tutorial will include instructions for installing the different packages on different systems. Contributions are welcome.

If you find errors, problems or want to contribute please add a comment.

Shorcuts

On some distributions there are shortcuts you can take to install programs in a fast way.

• using apt

  apt-get install tkabber

• using emerge

  emerge tkabber

Complete process

1. Install Tcl

   • from source

   • using apt

     apt-get install tcl

   • using rpm on Mandrake

     urpmi tcl
     sudo ln -s /usr/lib/tclConfig.sh /usr/lib/tcl8.4
     sudo ln -s /usr/lib/tclxConfig.sh /usr/lib/tcl8.4
     sudo ln -s /usr/include/tcl8.4.5/generic/tcl.h /usr/include/tcl8.4.5/

   Check it's installed:

   tclsh
   % exit

2. Install Tk

   • from source

   • using apt

     apt-get install tk

   • using rpm on Mandrake

     urpmi tk
     sudo ln -s /usr/lib/tkConfig.sh /usr/lib/tk8.4
     sudo ln -s /usr/lib/tkxConfig.sh /usr/lib/tk8.4
     sudo ln -s /usr/include/tk8.4.5/generic/tk.h /usr/include/tk8.4.5/

   Check it's installed:

   tclsh
   % package require Tk
   8.6
   % exit

3. Install BWidget

   • from source

     Download the package from Sourceforge. Now uncompress it:

     tar -xzvf BWidget-1.9.8.tar.gz

     You must know where Tcl is installed. Type this to get a clue:

     whereis tcl
     tcl: /usr/lib/tcl8.6 /usr/include/tcl8.6

     If it gives you multiple paths, select the one that contains the 'lib' word. Now copy the directory:

     cp -fR BWidget-1.9.8/ /usr/lib/tcl8.6/

   • using apt

     apt-get install bwidget

   Check it's installed:

   tclsh
   % package require BWidget
   1.9.8

4. Install Tcllib

   • from source

   • using apt

     apt-get install tcllib

   • using rpm on Mandrake

     urpmi tcllib

   Check it's installed:

   tclsh
   % package require uri
   1.2.4

5. Install Tkabber

   • from official package

     First you must download the package from the Download page. Now uncompress it:

     tar -Jxf tkabber-1.1.tar.xz

     And finally install it:

     cd tkabber-1.1
     make install

   • from Fossil

     To download Tkabber from the Tkabber's Fossil repository:

     fossil clone https://chiselapp.com/user/sgolovan/repository/tkabber tkabber.fossil
     fossil clone https://chiselapp.com/user/sgolovan/repository/tclxmpp tclxmpp.fossil
     mkdir tkabber
     cd tkabber
     fossil open ../tkabber.fossil
     mkdir tclxmpp
     cd tclxmpp
     fossil open --nested ../../tclxmpp.fossil

     You will find a directory on the same folder you ran the commands. Now you can follow the general instructions for completing the installation.

   • using apt

     apt-get install tkabber