Installation of software from the web...

[j1gammon]

     I want to install some software to my linux system.  I have the files 
     on a disk and want to know where to put them in my linux os.
     
     Some of the files have a .gz extension and some have an .rpm 
     extension.  I have them for character based linux and some pgrms for 
     X11 environment.
     
     john gammon
     
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