----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Clutterbuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 7:12 PM Subject: [Aspell-user] Absolute beginner needs help in installing Aspell
> Hi, > > I am completely new to open source software, and have absolutely no idea how > to use secure shell access. I have root access on a virtual private server, > but have no idea at all with regard to installing, unpacking and compiling > aspell. > > > > It's all completely new to me and very overwhelming! I don't even know > which folder to try to install it into, is it the root itself? > > > > Can someone please provide detailed clear instructions for a complete > novice. Hi Gary, I'm not sure what you want to do or what you have at your disposal. That being the case, I can't look over you shoulder and tell you what to type. First, is this truly a high priority message for the list as a whole? Why do you need to post html, when plain text would put less strain on the servers. Please be considerate. Second, what is your environment? Do you use windows, Unix, Linux? Since you are new, might it be best to install as an ordinary user first before doing something as root? Do you have a compiler, if so which? Third, I suppose that you find this list from the aspell.net site, that being the case, you should have been able to fetch the current source, which is version 0.60.4. The file is in tar.gz format, do you have something that can decompress and unpack it? If don't, you can get something like pkzip. Fourth and most important, most any open source distribution is going to have a file called readme, install.txt or something like it. The above .tar.gz does have a readme file which is where you are suppose to find the instructions for newbees. However, if you are a windows user, the last window port was version 0.50 and personally, I didn't like how it used the current working directory to find its files. You are welcome to download my project, which contains aspell as a subproject. You can find it here http://sourceforge.net/projects/descdatadiary I hope that someday enough windows users will post patches and that windows and the popular compiler will be supported in the main distribution and that a separate windows port is no longer needed. Best regards, Gary _______________________________________________ Aspell-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/aspell-user
