On Sat Jan 26 00:42:42 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > OK, that version seems small enough for me. Please zip it up and > send it to me and I'll see what I can do with it. Its too bad about > the limitation that it doesn't read and write files.
> So far I haven't come across any information on how to install programs > on my BasicLinux system. Hopefully all I will have to do is to copy > the executable program and the documentation into its own directory, as > with DOS. BTW, I don't know what an RPM file is. Is it some kind of > a file archive like a ZIP file or an LHA or a GZ? Ok, it is on its way. You are correct in assuming that information is required on how to install programs. I ALSO wish it was as simple as copying the executeable to some likely place and just running it, but it isn't. First, it seems all the executeables go in /usr/bin. Second, these things usually have other files associated with them that seem do go wherever they like, all by themselves. Third, (maybe should be first) these applications apparantly only work with certain flavors of Linux which agree with them. I sent the RPM because I THINK it contains everything - the executeable, the docs and some info that allows an uninstall to find everything. However, I believe it needs another executeable, maybe called simply rpm, which Baslinux doesn't seem to have. I'm not your expert on this matter, and I'm describing things this way so that my hazy confusion is as obvious as possible to the resident Linux gurus.<g> When I used it, I used it with PygmyLinux. All the small Linuxii I have seem to have a little program or thing called rpm (6900 bytes) which is hidden deep in a directory belonging to Midnight Commander. I moved a copy of this to Baslinux and couldn't figure out how to make it work. It seems to have no internal help. The thing about Midnight Commander is that you don't have to know how to make rpm work, you just highlight the package (the rpm) and hit enter. MC figures it out for me. I don't think the MC version Steven is providing has this rpm thing. I believe RPM stands for Redhat Package Manager. I'm probably wrong. If someone else will provide info on what commands will make it work, I'll provide rpm. I also moved the basic.tgz to baslinux and gunzipped it. It blew up to 61400 bytes so I think it is a different basic and not part of the package I sent you. - Clarence Verge - Back to using Arachne V1.62 ....
