On Friday 17 May 2002 16:02, you wrote: > i`ve done sevral how to search with google > on how to get my usb agfa snapscan 1212u to work with > with mandrake.(xsane) > > i`ve downloaded the latest packs/drivers for snapscan1212u > and sane-backends. > > How do i unpack this files? and where do they go? > should i rightclick on the tar file an choose > openwith>terminal>shell, and the write the tar-command > to unpack the files?
The easiest way is rightmouse click the tar file down to archiver, leftmouse click extract,choose destination and OK and your done. That unpacks them. Then put up a shell in consol , cd to source directory. ./configure 2> /errorlogfileyourchoice make 2> /errorlogfileyourchoice make install. between ./configure, make, and make install check the error log file to see what problems you may have, these can include dependencies, and in your PATH permissions to install for instance. it is nearly always better to install programmes as root, and doll out permissions to other users. Perhaps someone on the list could tell us how to change the destination directory to one of your own personal choice. If you mess up you cannot uninstall, though it's just as easy to overwrite, it will not make any difference. But if you install a programme called checkinstall and replace make install with checkinstall your rpm package manager will have a list there that you can use to uninstall. You may have to do a find files to find the directory that the app is actioned from. This is very often ,but not always /usr/bin. Then go to Mandrake Control Center and configure a Kstart Menu entry to start the programme any time you want, and if it's a favourite you can drag and drop the kstart menu icon to either desktop or taskbar. John -- John Richard Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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