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Yong Beng Ong wrote:
> 
> Hi! Need to find out if we are able to install this
> software call rdesktop... I tried to download it from
> this website "http://www.rdesktop.org/"; but it seems
> like I need to do some kind of compile and
> build..so..

You will need to compile it yourself (by installing GCC)
or find someone to compile it for you.  Like most Linux
programs, it is distributed as source-code to enable you 
to create a version that is perfect for your hardware.
Fewer programs are distributed as binaries.  Binaries 
often have dependency problems.  

> i tried searching for this software on the slackware 
> 7.1 cd but to no avil...

There are other places where Slackware binaries are
available:
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ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/delilinux/deli
http://slackpacks.tchelinux.com.br/
http://www.linuxpackages.net/
http://kreiger.linuxgods.com/slackpack/
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One of them does have a pre-compiled binary for 
Slackware 9.0:
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http://www.linuxpackages.net/details.php?name=rdesktop
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It might work on BL2, but it will probably need newer
libraries installed.  Use ldd to see what it needs.


Cheers,
Steven