It seems there is some way to go making install instructions for Namecoin on Linux, fullproof.
If namecoin is going to be used widely, it needs to be simple for everyone, not just devs.
I've had namecoind running previously and yet I struggled with this upgrade. Instructions are confused even on the main sites; it's unclear and off-putting why there are three repositories and how there are now so many warnings - someone here's suggested you can suppress those, so why not do that..
http://dot-bit.org/BuildNamecoinQTFromSourceWorked on a Mint13 for the qt but not for the daemon. That Mint13 install had clutter of software available, so must have had something to support it.
On Mint 14 those instructions failed with error - in '/src/qt/bitcoin/qtc': Cannot find file 'local/bitcoin_bg.qm'
Fortunately I've complied alsorts of random coins a while back and using qtcreator on the namecoin-qt.pro does work. I'm still without a daemon though and I'd have preferred having that, expecting it can do everything and the GUI perhaps is limited.
Given that the upgrade relative to Dec15th is apparently important, it is odd that there seems to be a requirement that user be committed enough to battle through poor instructions; even the main namecoin sites have old links and instructions for previous installations. If people are to invest and then use Namecoin, it has to be foolproof and fullproof.
Perhaps, I'm missing something here and I haven't spent enough time catching up enough detail.. but then why should that be necessary?..
.. namecoin is sort of all leaderless/voluntary stuff..