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I hate having to ask this, but how do you install programs?

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Dai_Maxwell:
I've got about 5 hours total Linux experience under my belt and while I have gotten it connected to my broadband isp, cannot begin to grasp how to open a compressed file.  I mean, I ned to install driver for my soundcard, but before I can even try that, I need to open the file, au88xx-1.1.2.tar.bz2 first.  I tried to dl'd Linzip, and it came compressed, then there are other extensions I'm not familiar with, .rpm, etc,.  Is there an easy explanation somewhere about how to do this?  I've done a bit of searching and have not found t tonight.

Dai

Doctor V:

quote:Originally posted by Dai:
I've got about 5 hours total Linux experience under my belt and while I have gotten it connected to my broadband isp, cannot begin to grasp how to open a compressed file.  I mean, I ned to install driver for my soundcard, but before I can even try that, I need to open the file, au88xx-1.1.2.tar.bz2 first.  I tried to dl'd Linzip, and it came compressed, then there are other extensions I'm not familiar with, .rpm, etc,.  Is there an easy explanation somewhere about how to do this?  I've done a bit of searching and have not found t tonight.

Dai
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cd to the directory where it is located.

tar xjvf au88xx-1.1.2.tar.bz2

this will create a new directory which you should cd to.

Its probably a good idea to look over the README file in that directory, but usually from here the installation goes like:

./configure


when thats done


make


when thats done

make install

make install and possibly make may require root access.  If it does, it may give you errors conscrning access and stuff like that when you try to.  Get root access by entering

su

-root password


it takes a bit to learn at first, but once you get the hang of installing compressed files it is really easy.

V

Dai_Maxwell:
Thanks.

Dai

Zombie9920:
And to think. In Windows all you have to do is double click the executable, click next a couple of times and click finish then your program(and even some drivers) will be installed.

Even the simplest things in Windows is a chore in Linux.

(EDIT)I bet you don't see many people asking how to install programs for Windows. LoL

[ November 17, 2002: Message edited by: Zombie9920 ]

voidmain:
I sure do. People that have never used Windows have the same questions, believe me. And if this person had downloaded the source code to the Windows driver like this guy did they would have a much harder time of things than you will ever have in Linux.

[ November 18, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

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