On Sun, 2003-01-19 at 19:37, al-hassan jagne wrote: > How do I install a software on Mandrake 9? I am a brand new user and I > cannot figure out how to install any software or programs. I have a cd with > slackware and other programs that I cannot install into Linux. I am getting > frustrated, but I dont want to give up, so someone help me. > Thanks.
Well, installation depends on the distribution or package format. If your program comes as a RPM then you need to go "rpm -ivh <package-name.rpm>" (no quotes and no <> signs). If you have the source RPM (RPMS), then you have to do a rpm --rebuild <package-name-source.rpms>. If you have the program as a tarball (*.tar.gz) then you should go with tar -zxvf package-name.tar.gz cd /to/directory/where/extracted and follow the instruction usually given in a README file or INSTALL file. Finally, if you got an installer (like Acrobat Reader or netscape-installer) follow their instructions :-) HTH Adolfo
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