It's not a weird question. Once you install the OS, you typically want to
install additional applications. I would probably think you were weird if
you were completely content with your OS and it's applications as it comes
"right off the shelf."
To answer your question, check out:
http://www.mandrakeuser.org/basics/index.html
It explains how to install applications that are packaged in either RPM or
tarball formats. An RPM file is vaguely similar to a Windows
self-extracting installation file. A tarball is vaguely similar to a DOS
zip file. An RPM is packaged to work with a particular Linux distribution.
All Redhat RPM files will also work on Linux Mandrake.
HTH,
Matt
>From: "Jonathan Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [newbie] Installing Downloaded Files
>Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 16:02:48 -0500
>
> This probably sounds a little weird, but I'm just starting Linux...
>
> Q: How do I install files I downloaded??
>
>
>Jonathan "JJ" Jackson
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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