On Tuesday 03 Jun 2003 2:36 pm, DrewMartin wrote: > Hi All, > I'm having problems installing new software.I download the > Tarball,SU into root from a console.Untar to a temp folder,but the programs > don't go to my start up(they end up in my home folder),and when I try to > use them they work,but will not save the work as a usable file.I end up > with a open with box that does not hold the program name,so I can't use the > file. Do I need to boot to Root Desktop to make them work when I install > them,and how do I do this? > Also I have found I can send mail from Evolution,but not from Kmail,but > both will receive with no problems,I have looked at the help files and got > nowhere,the mail is sent but never ends up where it is going i.e. this > list. Cheers, > Drew.
Most applications that come in tarballs need to be compiled before they can run. You need to cd to the folder in your home then run ./configure followed by 'make' and 'make install' as root (or 'checkinstall' if you have the checkinstall package installed) But almost any application you might want is available as a Mandrake RPM package which for a newbie is a *lot* easier to install. So what packages are we talking about here? derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net
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