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On Monday 24 December 2001 04:44, you wrote: > When u encounter a tar.gz to tgz file first gunzip it giving th e folowing > command at the command line > gunzip filename.tar.gz > then it will be shortened to .tar file with a lager size > we have to now untar it with the command > tar -xvf filename.tar > the tar will be removed and a directory created with the name of the Actually the tar remains and you could have done the whole operation with tar -zxvf filename.tgz. > module. Go to that directory and run ./setup.sh which is usually the > case. Alternately read the README file in the directory and forllow the > instructions. -- Stephen Kitchener Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:58:18 +0800 "Pranay Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > Extract the files using "tar -zxvf ". > > Then you can build the source. Generally the steps involve: > > ./configure > ./make > ./make install == No ./ before either make or make install. And "make install" must be done as the root user Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:53:30 -0500 Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled in frustration: > I use the term > # tar -xvzf gobbledegook.123_tar.gz. > and the -xvzf seems to uncompress it and untar it all at once. It's > magic. Ha! so then when it lists out a whole bunch of files you can go > back to the top of the list and see what file it is originated in, > probably something like; # gobbledegook.123 . You can the change > directory to that directory by : # cd gobbledegook.123 and at the next > return and prompt type ./configure A whole bunch of stuff starts > poping up. (These are the only technical terms I can deal with so bear > with me). Once it gets back to the prompt you type in "make" and a > whole bunch more stuff starts poping up on the screen. Once again back > to the prompt and type in "make install" and more stuff pops up on the == Just a quick note (if I may butt in briefly): "make install" must be done as root user, so: su password first; then do the "make install" Sorry for the interupt, Mike -- "Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life." -- George Bernard Shaw _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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At 01:53 AM 12/24/2001 -0800, you wrote: >You are correct about the twice-compressed file. > >You need to do the following (from a terminal): > >1) gunzip *.*.gz >2) tar -xvf *.tar > >Good luck, > >Paul Actually, if you want to do it that way, the first step could be 'gunzip *.gz' or even 'gunzip *gz' (since an '*' will match any characters, including a '.') Michael Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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a preemptive strike... When you run ./configure, the program is looking for dependencies before it compiles. When you are missing something it will tell you..."cant find gtk-config" or whatever. now go to rpmfind and search for that file, dl the package and install and try again. "make" should run fine if ./configure finishes witout error, su to root run make install..you did the others as a user didnt you? rob http://linuxlaunchpad.net On Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:38:35 -0600 Michael Viron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'tar -xzvf ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz' and then read the README > and / or INSTALL file(s). > > Michael > > -- > Michael Viron > Registered Linux User #81978 > Senior Systems & Administration Consultant > Web Spinners, University of West Florida > > At 09:37 PM 12/23/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this > >"ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed > >twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue > >what to do with it. > > > >Thanks in advance, > >Mithrilhall > > > > > >=Mithrilhall= > >Linux - Mandrake 8.1 > >AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > > File Server > >FTP Server > > Web Server > >http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net > >= > > > > > >_ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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You keep talking about a twice compressed file. It isn't twice compressed tar is just a way to archive files without any compression. After you make a tarball then you can decompress it. to extract the files you first have to uncompress it and then untar it. I hpe this helps. On Monday 24 December 2001 02:53 am, you wrote: > You are correct about the twice-compressed file. > > You need to do the following (from a terminal): > > 1) gunzip *.*.gz > 2) tar -xvf *.tar > > Good luck, > > Paul > > --- Mithrilhall2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as > > something like this > > "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I > > understand this is compressed > > twice from what I've read, once tar and the other > > gzip but I have no clue > > what to do with it. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Mithrilhall > > > > > > =Mithrilhall= > > Linux - Mandrake 8.1 > > AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > > File Server > > FTP Server > >Web Server > > http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net > > = > > _ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from > > MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com -- Bob Abbott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Programmer - A red-eyed mumbling mammal capable of conversing with inanimate objects. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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You are correct about the twice-compressed file. You need to do the following (from a terminal): 1) gunzip *.*.gz 2) tar -xvf *.tar Good luck, Paul --- Mithrilhall2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as > something like this > "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I > understand this is compressed > twice from what I've read, once tar and the other > gzip but I have no clue > what to do with it. > > Thanks in advance, > Mithrilhall > > > =Mithrilhall= > Linux - Mandrake 8.1 > AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > File Server > FTP Server >Web Server > http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net > = > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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When u encounter a tar.gz to tgz file first gunzip it giving th e folowing command at the command line gunzip filename.tar.gz then it will be shortened to .tar file with a lager size we have to now untar it with the command tar -xvf filename.tar the tar will be removed and a directory created with the name of the module. Go to that directory and run ./setup.sh which is usually the case. Alternately read the README file in the directory and forllow the instructions. -- S.Ganesan Principal Scientist Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Berasia Road Bhopal 462038, INDIA Phone: 0755-730986 (O) 0755-625237 (R) Fax:0755-734016 Email<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web Address:http://www.ciae.nic.in Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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Extract the files using "tar -zxvf ". Then you can build the source. Generally the steps involve: ./configure ./make ./make install But make sure to read the README or INSTALL files if any. [Pranay] >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mithrilhall2000 >Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 1:37 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [newbie] Can someone explain to me how to. > > >install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this >"ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is >compressed >twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I >have no clue >what to do with it. > >Thanks in advance, >Mithrilhall > > >=Mithrilhall= >Linux - Mandrake 8.1 >AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > File Server >FTP Server > Web Server >http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net >= > > >_ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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On Monday 24 December 2001 12:37 am, Mithrilhall2000 wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like > this "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is > compressed twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip > but I have no clue what to do with it. It's archived (tar =wrapper) and compressed ( gz =zipped) good place to start is http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/basics/index.html#csc hint: pay particular attention to the 'Needed Packages' and along with it, the 'Popular Libraries' part. MOF, the whole site is a good read. > Thanks in advance, > Mithrilhall ... then holler back, we're here to help (most of the time ;) Merry Christmas, -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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On Monday 24 December 2001 00:37, you wrote: > install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this > "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed > twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue > what to do with it. > > Thanks in advance, > Mithrilhall > > > =Mithrilhall= > Linux - Mandrake 8.1 > AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > File Server > FTP Server >Web Server > http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net > = I use the term # tar -xvzf gobbledegook.123_tar.gz. and the -xvzf seems to uncompress it and untar it all at once. It's magic. Ha! so then when it lists out a whole bunch of files you can go back to the top of the list and see what file it is originated in, probably something like; # gobbledegook.123 . You can the change directory to that directory by : # cd gobbledegook.123 and at the next return and prompt type ./configure A whole bunch of stuff starts poping up. (These are the only technical terms I can deal with so bear with me). Once it gets back to the prompt you type in "make" and a whole bunch more stuff starts poping up on the screen. Once again back to the prompt and type in "make install" and more stuff pops up on the screen. At the next prompt I will typ "make clean" to tidy up the files and get rid of stuff I don't need taking up space. There are technical terms for these things, I just don't recall them, age and a over compressed hard drive you know. Any way that is the short and sweet of getting a tarball. Once the install is complete you can look in Konqueror and find the read me file or better yet when you first uncompress and untar it go into konqueror and look at the readme file for install first. Sometimes the ./configure command won't work and the install readme will tell you what to use, like ./install or what ever. HTH -- Dennis M. registered linux user # 180842 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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'tar -xzvf ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz' and then read the README and / or INSTALL file(s). Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 09:37 PM 12/23/2001 -0800, you wrote: >install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this >"ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed >twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue >what to do with it. > >Thanks in advance, >Mithrilhall > > >=Mithrilhall= >Linux - Mandrake 8.1 >AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz > File Server >FTP Server > Web Server >http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net >= > > >_ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Can someone explain to me how to.................
install files (that are not rpm) on linux, such as something like this "ghx3_Linux_x86_glibc22_20010802.tar.gz". I understand this is compressed twice from what I've read, once tar and the other gzip but I have no clue what to do with it. Thanks in advance, Mithrilhall =Mithrilhall= Linux - Mandrake 8.1 AMD K-2 / 350 Mhz File Server FTP Server Web Server http://mithrilhall.redirectme.net = _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
