I am a long time DOS/Windows user that is trying L-M 6.0 to use as a firewall (another story :)). However... in an effort to get Linux more usable for myself, I (as well as many others) have downloaded many new/different programs, most in RPM but quite a few in tar.gz. In most cases the tar.gz's that I download mostly DO NOT seem to compile to a working program. I use the built in KDE archiver to extract the src's to their own DIR and then read the INSTALL/README's for the method of complie. I use the suggested method and voila...NO installed program :( I get assorted ERROR msg's (none that come readily to mind). Is it just me, my system, or the tarball that is at fault??? TIA Jaguar "Thomas J. Hamman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > If you found the stuff concerning tar.gz files confusing (it's not as > complex as it looks from this E-mail--I'm just very wordy!!), then try to > stick with only downloading programs that come in RPM form until you get a > little more comfortable with Linux. I strongly suggest making a point of > becoming comfortable enough to handle untarring and compiling source code, > though. It's like most things in life in that it's scary the first couple > times you try it but then it's easy afterward. :) > > -Tom ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
