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reggie_da_man · 03-25-2005, 08:35 AM

Hi everyone im a complete newbie to linux and i need a bt of help. i just got linux 9 redhat installed and

but i wanna know how to install things onto it for example amsn or limewire

thx for ur help

m3trj · 03-25-2005, 08:55 AM

Download the AMSN tar file, type "tar -zxvpf <name of gzip file>", and then go to the directory and look at the README. I think all you have to do is type "make install".

reggie_da_man · 03-25-2005, 09:29 AM

where would i get that file? or do i just google it?

m3trj · 03-25-2005, 09:48 AM

http://amsn.sourceforge.net/index.php

Download the tarball on the top right of the page.

horndude · 03-25-2005, 09:58 AM

http://www.limewire.com

reggie_da_man · 03-25-2005, 10:07 AM

it keeps on giving me "No rule to make target `install'. Stop." what do i do now?

macdude425 · 03-25-2005, 10:15 AM

Before you typed in "make install" did you first do "./configure" and "make" ?

reggie_da_man · 03-25-2005, 10:20 AM

k when i try installing lime wire it come up with a message that it cant find 2 packages there names are

j2re >=1.4.1

and

libXss.so.1

what do i do in this case?

reggie_da_man · 03-25-2005, 10:29 AM

no i didnt but when i tried it it said "No such file or directory

horndude · 03-25-2005, 10:55 AM

you need to get a copy of java 1.4 and library Xss and install those first, its called dependency, one program uses others to run, thats how linux is, most programs are a whole bunch of little ones tied together

since your using redhat, find an rpm depository site and download the required files in rpm format and install them with rpm -i filename, you need to be logged in as root to do this

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m3trj Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,577	http://amsn.sourceforge.net/index.php Download the tarball on the top right of the page. __________________ \'There is only one basic human right, and that is to do as you **** well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, to take the consequences.\'

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reggie_da_man Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,576	k when i try installing lime wire it come up with a message that it cant find 2 packages there names are j2re >=1.4.1 and libXss.so.1 what do i do in this case? __________________

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horndude Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,532	you need to get a copy of java 1.4 and library Xss and install those first, its called dependency, one program uses others to run, thats how linux is, most programs are a whole bunch of little ones tied together since your using redhat, find an rpm depository site and download the required files in rpm format and install them with rpm -i filename, you need to be logged in as root to do this

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