%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ newt-&newt-version; newt Introduction to newt Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces. It can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets, checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, etc., to text mode user interfaces. Newt is based on the S-Lang library. &lfs75_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &newt-md5sum; Download size: &newt-size; Estimated disk space required: &newt-buildsize; Estimated build time: &newt-time; Newt Dependencies Required and Recommended (runtime) Optional and User Notes: Installation of newt Install newt by running the following command: sed -e 's/^LIBNEWT =/#&/' \ -e '/install -m 644 $(LIBNEWT)/ s/^/#/' \ -e 's/$(LIBNEWT)/$(LIBNEWTSONAME)/g' \ -i Makefile.in && ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-gpm-support && make This package does not come with a test suite. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations sed -e ... -i Makefile.in: Disables installation of an static library. Contents Installed Programs Installed Library Installed Directories whiptail libnewt.so, whiptcl.so, and /usr/lib/python{&python2-majorver;,&python3-majorver;}/site-packages/_snack.so None Short Descriptions whiptail displays dialog boxes from shell scripts. newt libnewt.so is the library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces. libnewt