Lance & Carrie Borden wrote:
>
> I've got the concept for installing those programs, but what about directories?
> With the rpms, it seems automatic (the programs "know where to go"). What about
> .tar files? It says we untar these in the working directory -- is there a
> specific "working directory" in Linux, or does that just mean wherever you
> happen to have it? Then, for the actual installation...will its Makefile find
> the "right place" in the Linux directory to install the program? If not, how
> should I choose a destination?
>
I think "working directory" just means where you untar the file so that
you can run actual installation script. Usually installation scripts
make directories in the right place and copy the files for you.
> Finally, should I be installing each an every program as root (I tried
> installing StarOffice as root, but never could figure out how to give permission
> for user to run it)? If so, do I log in as root to install, or do I log in as
> user and then use the root console to install?
>
If you want to make StarOffice available for all the users on the
system, you have to choose 'network install' option as root. It allows
every user to use the program but it also takes up har drive space on
each user's directory. If you are on a single user system(where you only
have root and a non-previlige user) you can just untar the file on the
user's directory and run the installation program.
> (And now for the "stupid questions" guy, in case he hasn't migrated to the
> expert list...)
> Sure, these are basic questions, but EVERYTHING I have read (both in English and
> in German) has simply assumed that I understand what to do with .tar files,
> where they belong, where to install programs, how to give permissions, etc., but
> I don't! I grew up in the Windoze dark ages ... not purely stupid, just not yet
> informed!
>
You know, @#$% happens every once in a while :-) It seems you can't
avoid those things on a mailing list like this.
Seung-woo Nam
