[SCIM] Problems in running scim

[Rodolfo Medina]

Rodolfo Medina wrote:

> I just installed scim into my Mandrake Linux 9.1.
> The installation seemed to be successful,
> but when I try to run scim I got the following message:
> 
> scim: error while loading shared libraries: libscim-1.0.so.0: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> 
> . Could anyone point out what the problem is?
> And please, since the scim guide in internet is not available in English,
> could anyone indicate the necessary operations to configure the system
> in order to make scim work properly?
> Since I am quite a newbie, I'd need step by step elementary indications.
 

LiuCougar wrote:

>try the english version of skim at present please
>
>http://scim.sourceforge.net/skim/doc/user/


Thanks indeed for your kind reply.
But, before I start reading carefully the documentation you indicated,
one question: in my understanding skim is only to use with KDE,
whereas scim is of more general use: is it really so? If it is,
since I don't know if in future I will use KDE for good,
I'd prefer learning how to install, configure and use scim instead of skim.

Happy Holidays,
regards,
Rodolfo