On Tuesday 03 June 2003 09:54 am, Derek Jennings wrote: > 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? > Also, if you untar as root you are placing root permissions on the folders which will prevent your normal user from saving anything. Do all your untarring and compiling as user and then install as root.
-- Greg
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