It was Oct 7, 2000, 13:38, when Jeff Malka keyboarded:
>I downloaded an app (solar system) in the form of .........tar.gz
>
>What do I have to do to install such an app? I only have installed rpm apps
>so far :-(
Hi Jeff,
Move the tar.gz to a temporary file, like /tmp.
cd to /tmp and then type
tar xvzf <name of tar.gz> and press enter.
That will unpack the file into a directory with the same name as the
tar.gz.
cd into that directory and find the README and INSTALL files and READ
them!!
The usual way to go is:
su to root
./configure
make
make install
That should do it.
Good luck!
Paul
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