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how to install a program?
Unforgiven1:
I'm a complete Linux Newbie...fresh out of windows, and I'm still adjusting to the change.
I run Redhat 9, and I've downloaded several linux versions of programs I like...but haven't a clue how to install them.
so could someone walk me through the standard (or most common) method for installing a new program I downloaded off the net? and tell me a good place to find more available for download (like downloads.com..only for linux)
slvadcjelli42:
Hi again Unforgiven1. I'm sure there are more qualified people to answer this, but... well.. I'm here first :D
Since you're on Redhat, the easiest way is to install whatever program you want as an RPM (I'm pretty sure that stands for "Redhat Package Manager"). Usually you can just double click on the file, enter your root password, click "forward" or "next" or whatever and you're done. That's only if they provide RPM files, though.
Another way I've seen a lot is groups of files packaged together in a single compressed file, like .tar or .tar.gz or .tar.bz or... something.. (there's a bunch of them). A lot of times for those you can just extract the files and the run an included script (usually install.sh, I think). If it comes with one of those, it usually asks a few questions and then installs whatever it needs to automatically, from the rest of the stuff.
Problems that come up with RPM's are dependencies, where it will tell you it can't install the RPM until something else is installed. You can technically still force it to install, but it's not a good idea since it probably won't work right. You can solve those by searching online for whatever it says it needs and then installing that first. As for the other method, make sure you're root when you try to run the script and that the right permissions are set (sometimes they aren't set to be "executable," you have to do that first). I'm sure there are more ways to install stuff but I don't know much about them.
Oh, and where to get them! well, http://www.sourceforge.net has a LOT of stuff listed, such as Gaim (a pretty nice IM program), but a lot of times you have to sort through inactive / "pipe-dreamy" projects to get to the good stuff. http://www.freshmeat.net is a very good resource too. The linux.org application list ( http://www.linux.org/apps/index.html ) has a ton... If you use KDE, theres a list of apps for KDE at http://apps.kde.com/rf/2/latest And http://www.happypenguin.org/ has games, although don't expect anything of the level that you were asking about in the other thread ;)
downloads.com USED to have a Linux section... kind of bothers me that they took it down for no apparent reason, but, whatever....
Well, that's what I have to say
suselinux:
quote:Originally posted by Dirk Gently:
downloads.com USED to have a Linux section... kind of bothers me that they took it down for no apparent reason, but, whatever....
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They took it down because of the SCO vs. IBM/Linux thingy
slvadcjelli42:
quote:Originally posted by suselinux:
They took it down because of the SCO vs. IBM/Linux thingy
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What?! But just because the... they haven't even... it's not... wow, that's pretty stupid! There's no reason at all, even if SCO won! Oh well, thanks for explaining.
Unforgiven1:
thanks for that dirk. I'm trying really hard to learn redhat and this place is very helpful. It seems like the RPM's are never included. :(
I was trying to install limewire earlier and it said I couldn't install it from the GUI (I use gnome) so how the hell should I do it form the CLI?
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