On Sat, 2002-01-19 at 17:51, Jelmer Fugelpits wrote: > > Sorry to bother you with this, but i can't install the licq tool. Yep i > am a newbie:)
Just wanted to say, that since none of these questions are related to Licq at all, you really should go read a book on Linux, or at least -some- instructions on how to do basic tasks, which is what you're describing in this email. A great book that is available for free online is the Linux Cookbook: http://www.dsl.org/cookbook/ This book is slightly Debian-biased, so it doesn't show you how to install RPM's, but I'm sure there are several other books at your local library which can help you, not to mention the huge amount of documentation available online. > Why don't you just create kind of an exe file or something. You know, > when you double-click, it automaticly starts the installation. Why does > it have to be so difficult. Ever heard of Windows....? It's not difficult, you just need to not be a complete idiot. Linux packages are just like Microsoft's MSI files, which most new software is distributed with, that install using the Windows Installer (this is a move MS copied directly from linux, and a great idea, so you don't have to download the installer application in addition to each application you want to install). The only difference is most linux packages offer much greater flexibility, in terms of versions installed and such. Granted, Red Hat is crap, and makes things even more complicated than they should be. Were you using Debian, you wouldn't even have to downlead Licq yourself, simply type "apt-get install licq" and it's on your box ready to use (now that's a hell of a lot easier than any windows EXE file). Especially being a newbie, you really should learn a thing or two before blasting such ignorant messages to the development list of a software you're getting for free. Ryan _______________________________________________ Licq-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/licq-devel
