Im using jaunty as well, 9.04. I guess i'll have a try with that, thank you.

Sorry to bump this but now i have another problem... I am compiling using the configuration stated on GTK+ website:

gcc -Wall -g test.c -o test `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0` \ `pkg-config...

Ok, so i got it all installed, but now when i try to use:

#include <gtk/gtk.h>

to include it, i get errors that the file cannot be found. apparently it was installed at...

My dell inspiron 600m shipped with dells bootloader on it, but recently i changed to ubuntu which installed GRUB. Dell includes two FAT partitions, one diagnostic and one recovery. I instructed...

well, it says it installed the package, but now when i try to use it the programs will not compile. error messages:


Package gtk+-2.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you...

this command did not work, but i modified it based on what the terminal was telling me and this is what ended up actually doing something:

sudo apt-get install gnome-core-devel build-essential...

I wanted to do that, seeing as it would be simpler by leaps and bounds, but alas i cant seem to find it in a package! I searched all of the GTK+ page and can't find it in anything but a source...

well that fixed that problem but ive run into a whole host of new problems... thanks anyways

I posted this in the C++ forum, apparently this is a better place... I need to install GTK+ on Linux, but since im obviously still a complete ignorant fool when it comes to linux (have never used it...