On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 12:51:51AM +0100, Jelmer Fugelpits <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Sorry to bother you with this, but i can't install the licq tool. Yep i
> am a newbie:)
This would probably be more appropriate on the licq-main list, but here
we go anyway.
> I am running RedHat 7.2 with the Ximian desktop. I downloaded the
> licq-1.0.4.tar.bz2 file. On a console in the directory where i saved the
> file i used this command: "tar -zxvf licq-1.0.4.tar.bz2" but than i get
> an error "gzip: stdin: not in gzip format"
The -z switch to tar tells it it's dealing with a file in gzip format.
The file you have downloaded is not in gzip format. It's in bzip2
format instead. Files in gzip format usually end in .gz, while files in
bzip2 format usually end in .bz2. If in doubt, you could use the 'file'
tool to find out. For instance:
tve@blink:~/src$ file licq-1.0.4.tar.bz2
licq-1.0.4.tar.bz2: bzip2 compressed data, block size = 900k
tve@blink:~/src$
To tell tar it's dealing with a file in bzip2 format, you should pass
it the -j switch, so you'd get:
tar -jxvf licq-1.0.4.tar.bz2
If that doesn't work, you may need to install bunzip2.
> Ok, also downloaded the licq-1.0.3-1.i386.rpm file. I tried to use this
> command: "rpm Uvh licq-1.0.3-1.i386.rpm" but nothing happens. Also tried
> the GnoRPM tool, but than i got an error that i need 2 more/other
> packages installed.... *sigh* ....why oh why is Microsoft so big.....:)
I don't use rpm, but I think you may have to type:
rpm -Uhv licq-1.0.3-1.i386.rpm (note that '-' in there)
I've never seen the GnoRPM tool, so I can't comment on that.
> I already checked the FAQ and the readme file on your site, but i could
> not find how to install it.
Maybe you could post a small description to this list after you've
solved this and we'll nag the faq/website maintainer to add it.
> Why don't you just create kind of an exe file or something. You know,
> when you double-click, it automaticly starts the installation. Why does
> it have to be so difficult. Ever heard of Windows....?
It is usually considered the job of the various distributions to
provide their users with an easy way of installing packages. I'm not
quite up to speed on the graphical tools available. Perhaps someone
else would like to comment?
Hope this helped,
PS. Yes Arjen, he's Dutch. Using hccnet.
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Tim van Erven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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