Installing XXX.src.rpm on Mint (Ubuntu)
Lennart Sorensen
lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org
Fri Jan 23 18:40:26 UTC 2009
On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 01:17:18PM -0500, Stephen W. Clarke wrote:
> I've got a Planar PT1701MU touchscreen monitor that I want to use with a
> Mint (Ubuntu) system. Unfortunately, the manufacturer (3M) only provides
> the drivers in an .src.rpm file. Can anyone on this list explain to me how
> to install this on my Mint system?
>
> alien -k XXX.src.rpm didn't appear to work, and my googling attempts have
> so far proven futile.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated.
It may even be that you don't need that driver. Perhaps X already
supports it. Is it USB or serial or what? What does lsusb show when it
is plugged in?
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