Re: um i realy need help with linux.......
From: Dave (NO_SPAM_drobbins_at_drobbins.net)
Date: 09/03/04
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Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 11:06:28 -0400
bad ass boy wrote:
> i am running mandrake 9.0
> and when i download programs of the internet for it
> they come compressed i uncompress them and from there
> i dont know were to go
> how do i run the program i downloaded
> it says i need 2 compile them or somthing
> wat program or command do i use to do this
> thanx
> luke
generally, when you download software to run on a linux system, what you
get is a compressed file containing the source code for the application. it
will be something like this
foo_bar.tgz
you uncompress it like this
tar -xvzf foo_bar.tgz
you'll get a directory containing the source code and some instructions
look for a file called "INSTALL" or maybe "README"
read the directions, but it will usually go like this
type
./configure
this will configure the source code for your system
then type
make
this will compile the source and create the executable
often you can then run the executable at this point, but if it's something
you want to keep on you system you'll want to type
make install
this will move the application to it's permanent location on you machine and
you'll have to be root to do it.
have fun
Dave
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