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On 2/20/00, 7:17:42 AM, Adam Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding
[newbie] Installing tar.gz files:
> I downloaded a file that was tar.gz assuming that it was not unlike a
zip file
> but soon realized that I had no idea how to install on of these files.
Any
> help is appreciated
tar xzvf filename.tar.gz
This will extract the file into a sub-directory, for example Program/
. So cd Program, then read the README file. It'll probably tell you
to ./configure then make and finaly make install. This usually puts a
binary in /usr/local/bin or /usr/bin. To execute, just do
/usr/local/bin/program
