On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, you wrote:
> >%_I have seen that most of linux applications come in either tar or gz file. How
>do I extract these files?
>Where do I extract these files? And usually how do I install the programs
>come in such formats? >
>
Typically, when it comes in tar, tgz, or gz format it means you're getting
source code which you have to compile to install. What I usually do is open it
as root (typically if it's a tar.gz or .tgz file you'll run "tar xzvf
<filename>" and that will untar AND unzip it. The instructions also might say
something like tar | gunzip <filename> which is another way to do what I
suggest.) This will uncompress the file into a directory that it creates and
you go in and compile the source. Be sure to read the "README" and other "doc"
files that are in there to tell you what you need to do. Often you'll need to
run "./configure" to start with.
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