On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 19:48:34 -0400 john disseminated the following:
Need help finding a good info. source for installing tar files, simpler the better. I am using md10 desktop. Thanks in advance.
In general, if you are installing an app from source, just:
tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz
then 'cd' into the resulting directory, the source directory. Now in most cases it is a simple matter of './configure', then 'make' then as root 'make install'. *Most times*. Check './configure --help' for options to pass to the configure script, like enabling certain functionality, changing the default install directory, etc.
Of course, this all assumes you have the necessary build tools like GCC, and development libraries with the appropriate header files...
Do the './configure' and let us know how it goes. What is the application you are intending to install, if I might ask?
Joe; You may have misunderstood John. He seems to be looking for a good source of information where he can learn how to install tar.gz files, not a good location to learn how to install source files that are compressed into tar.gz files.
Lanman Registered Linux User #190712
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