Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Ronnie Boyd wrote: > > Hello there. I am a long term Windows user/tech support > > person who has recently installed Mandrake Linux, partly > > out of curiosity, partly because I feel it's the coming > > thing. I managed to install it, get it on our training > > LAN, mount drives and what not without any bother, but > > I've run into a spot of trouble trying to set up > > LinNeighborhood. Now, I downloaded the LinNeighborhood > > rpm, and it seemed to install ok, leaving me with some > > entries at the root. I found a web page detailing what > > must be done to properly unzip and install the > > Linneighborhood-0.6.5.tar.bz2 file, > > instead, why not download and install the mdk9 rpm file > from one of our 'contrib' mirror directories like the one > below: > > http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/9.0/contrib/LinNe >ighborhood-0.6.5-1mdk
whoops, sorry that wasn't quite the link :) http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-1mdk.i586.html > > > which is: > > > > tar -xzvf LinNeighborhood-0.6.5.tar.gz > > cd LinNeighborhood-0.6.5 > > ./configure > > make > > make install > > > > The problem is that when I enter the first line I get a > > 'not in gzip format' message. I figured, ok then, I'll > > install bzip2. This is where I've ground to a halt. I > > installed bzip2 from files from a webpage, couldn't get > > it to work. Then tried to install bzip2 from the Mandrake > > cd, it reported that bzip2 was already installed. I > > changed the 'file associations' to point any .gz or bz or > > bz2 files towards the bzip2 app, but still no joy. > > > > Where am I going wrong? Why is it that bzip2 doesn't > > appear anywhere on the start menu, or why is it that if I > > create a desktop link to /usr/bin/bzip2, nothing happens > > when I click on it? And if bzip2 really is installed, why > > can't I get past the 'not in gzip format' bit. Why > > doesn't bzip2 unzip the file instead of gzip refusing to? > > > > I installed Mandrake Linux 9.0 for the first time 10 days > > ago. I'm using the KDE gui. The pc is a Compaq EVO P4, > > with 256mb ram. > > > > Please help a Linux novice out? > > > > All the best > > > > Ronnie -- Alan
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