On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, you wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Im new to linux. Iv figured most of the basic stuff like connecting to
> > the internet sound, printer etc. Now that im connected I want to
> > download stuff. I downloaded kicq im not quit sure how to go about
> > compiling it. I would appreciate you help. I thank you in advance to
> > your replies!!
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Jerome
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> There usualy is a file called README (all capitols most of the time) just
> type more README, and it will tell you how to compile the file. At least
> so far all the progs I have complied come with that.
I've found that for new users it is easier to use the GUI instead of the
command prompt to accomplish installations. For instance, if you're using KDE,
go to the file manager and right click on a tar ball and select archiver. This
function will uncompress the files for you to a desired directory. Or, if you
have an RPM, you can use KPackage to perform the install, it'll even test it
for you so you can see before hand if there is a problem before anything is
changed.
