is it a tar file?
if so click on archiver and open the file
it will ask you where to put it /root is fine.
after opening it there is a file in it called install read it and it will
tell you how to do the rest.
hope this helps,
Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Payne Stanifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 6:50 PM
Subject: [newbie] Aol Instant Messenger
> I just downloaded AIM for linux and I was wondering how do you install it?
I
> need a pretty through explination. I didn't see any instructions at the
site
> where I downloaded it. Thanks
> Payne
>
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