downloaded wordperfect its a .gz file but basically just getting starting
and trying to figure how to even install something off a cd. figured out
how to mount my cdrom now installing is the big question.
The Bushman
always learning
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 2:22 AM
Subject: [newbie] Re:
> > The Bushman wrote:
> >
> > bear with this newbie for a minute but i am so used to windows. Got
> > the linux-mandrake distro installed but for the life of me cannot
> > figure out how to install the source code for a program i downloaded.
> > Please help and be kind.
>
> Of course!
>
> Depending on the name of the source code file that you downloaded, the
> steps are probably something like:
>
> tar zxvf <programfile>
>
> to unpack it. That will work for packages that are named something like
> '.tar.gz' or 'tgz'.
>
> Lemme know the filename of what you downloaded and I can probably be
> more specific.
>
> --
> Steve Philp
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
