Thank you Paul and Philomena
Jeff
On Sat, 07 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> 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
> mmake
> make install
>
> That should do it.
> Good luck!
> Paul
>
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