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Posted by: ADZ
how the bloody **** do you install something.
I have the x.tar.gz file and i open it up and theres no bloody install file!
Am i missing something here!?!
Posted by: gruntwerk
Okay, you have a x.tar.gz file
first, a .gz file is GZipped.... and will need to be unzipped. . .
$gunzip <filename>
this give you x.tar file
tar is Tape Archive Format file
this will need to be untarred. . .
$tar -xvf <filename>
(*
or you could do both in one line
$ gunzip < filename |tar -xvf -
on some systems just
$tar -zxvf <filename>
will work unzip and untar -may not work for you
*)
this will create a subdirectory containing the files. . .
for more info see : [url]http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/l15/lesson15b.html[/url]
$cd <directory>
$ls
-you should see a readme or install file. . .
$cat install |less
and do what it says
- generally if is a source package,
do
$./configure
then
$./make
then
$./make install
or all in one line as in previous post. . .
Posted by: shan
or take the lazy way out and serach for an rpm!
rpms.freshmeat.com
Posted by: ADZ
lol. So when downloadin shiyt, look for RPMs...Done and Done! :P
also. Need a p2p proggy. Any suggestions! and dammit i still cant get my MP3s to work!!!