Problem installing software

[glitch003]

Hi, I'm trying to install the program SynCE so that I can sync my windows mobile cellphone with linux. I downloaded the package that works with gnome and tried to install it, only to get this error when doing ./configure:

checking for VFS... configure: error: Package requirements (gnome-vfs-2.0 >= 2.0.0 gnome-vfs-module-2.0 >= 2.0.0) were not met:

No package 'gnome-vfs-2.0' found
No package 'gnome-vfs-module-2.0' found

I'm running Ubuntu Fiesty with Gnome as I'm pretty sure that's the default window manager. How can I get the configure script to recognize my Gnome?

[deathadder]

A quick google suggests installing 'libgnome-vfs-common'. Use Synaptic to install it or the command line using:

sudo apt-get install libgnome-vfs-common

This thread over at Ubuntu Forums might be more helpful than install via source.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=136257

Or this: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/pocket-pc-...in-ubuntu.html

[retsaw]

In Debian/Ubuntu and some other distros the files you need to compile programs are split into separate packages since they are not needed for day-today use. You have to install the relevant development packages to enable you to compile packages these are normally suffixed with -dev.

[glitch003]

A quick google suggests installing 'libgnome-vfs-common'. Use Synaptic to install it or the command line using:

sudo apt-get install libgnome-vfs-common

This thread over at Ubuntu Forums might be more helpful than install via source.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=136257

Or this: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/pocket-pc-...in-ubuntu.html

Thanks! May I ask what search terms you used? I tried google before posting, but to no avail. I simply pasted the error in, however.

[glitch003]

In Debian/Ubuntu and some other distros the files you need to compile programs are split into separate packages since they are not needed for day-today use. You have to install the relevant development packages to enable you to compile packages these are normally suffixed with -dev.

Thank you!! you just taught me a life-long linux lesson. I was trying to install something else to use synce, and i got an error about python and how some program couldn't be found. so i searched apt-cache and found a package called python-all-dev, installed it, and it worked.

Thanks again!

[mrBen]

Are there not packages for synce on Ubuntu?