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rdsii64:
I'm a real newbie at linux i just downloaded limeware for linux. now that i have I don't know how to install it. can anyone help me with locating some documentation that I can read to learn the basics of installing programs in linux. incase it helps I am using suse 7.3 personal.

thanx
Ron

Calum:
and if it's a .rpm file, just open a prompt, switch to superuser (type 'su' then yr passwrd)
and type:

rpm -Uvh whatever.it.is1386whatever.rpm

and it'll all work out beautifully...

Master of Reality:

quote:Originally posted by X11:
If it is a tar.gz do this:
# gzip -d [filename].tar.gz
# tar -xvf [filename].tar
# cd [program]
# less INSTALL


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or,
# gzip -d [filename] | tar -xvf -
should do both at once.
then do
# CD [directory where it extracted itself]
# less INSTALL
normally it would tell you to do:
# make INSTALL

ps.
If i do "make INSTALL" and i forgot to su in and it cant make a directory because permission is denied, does that mean i have to do "make INSTALL" again as root???

[ April 08, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality ]

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality:


or,
# gzip -d [filename] | tar -xvf -
should do both at once.
then do

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...or "tar -xvzf filename.tar.gz" will do both.
 
quote:
If i do "make INSTALL" and i forgot to su in and it cant make a directory because permission is denied, does that mean i have to do "make INSTALL" again as root???

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Yes, but it will not have to recompile, just the install portion (as long as you didn't do a "make clean").  Of course all of these tags "install", "clean", etc are programmer defined.  The two I mention are fairly standardly implemented.

Master of Reality:
if i use "make INSTALL" to intall a program, how do i uninstall it?

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