Alan Shoemaker wrote: > 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/Lin > >Ne 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
arggghhhh!!! ok, i'm gonna' go to bed now, but here is the correct link: ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/9.0/contrib/RPMS/LinNeighborhood-0.6.5-1mdk.i586.rpm > > > > 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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