RE: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
Title: RE: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Warren Post Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script I'm trying to install a program I downloaded (faxview, as mentioned on Freshmeat). The download was a whopping 92 K shell script named faxview-2.0b. While in the directory containing the download, I su'ed to root and gave the command: faxview-2.0b and recived the error message bash: faxview-2.0b: command not found What am I doing wrong? And recommendations for fax frontends gladly accepted. -- Warren Post Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ Warren, try ./faxview-2.0b at the prompt and see if that doesn't get it going. Also Hylafax should be on the CDs and have a decent front end. HTH Dennis M.
Re: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
Myers, Dennis R NWO wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Warren Post Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script I'm trying to install a program I downloaded (faxview, as mentioned on Freshmeat). The download was a whopping 92 K shell script named faxview-2.0b. While in the directory containing the download, I su'ed to root and gave the command: faxview-2.0b and recived the error message bash: faxview-2.0b: command not found What am I doing wrong? And recommendations for fax frontends gladly accepted. -- Warren Post Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras http://www.srcopan.vze.com/ Warren, try ./faxview-2.0b at the prompt and see if that doesn't get it going. Also Hylafax should be on the CDs and have a decent front end. HTH Dennis M. You mentioned that the program was downloaded as a shell script. Did you try making it executable before running (chmod +x [file])? Mark Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Mark Licker wrote: I'm trying to install a program I downloaded (faxview, as mentioned on Freshmeat). The download was a whopping 92 K shell script named faxview-2.0b. While in the directory containing the download, I su'ed to root and gave the command: faxview-2.0b and recived the error message bash: faxview-2.0b: command not found You mentioned that the program was downloaded as a shell script. Did you try making it executable before running (chmod +x [file])? Mark That would fix a permission denied error, not a file not found error. -- Gerald Waugh Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
On Thursday 14 March 2002 16:02, you wrote: Have you tried ./faxview-2.0b Root does not default with the ability to run things from the current directory. -- Registered Linux user #225209 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
That would be ./faxview-2.0b not /.faxview-2.0b Miark On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:02:38 +, Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke thusly: Have you tried /.faxview-2.0b Root does not default with the ability to run things from the current directory. -- Registered Linux user #225209 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Installing a program via a shell script
I posted the correction a few minutes after I sent the first one. I was still half asleep when I posed it. Thanks for correction anyhow, I would not want to steer anyone wrong. On Thursday 14 March 2002 21:33, you wrote: That would be ./faxview-2.0b not /.faxview-2.0b Miark On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:02:38 +, Nick [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke thusly: Have you tried /.faxview-2.0b Root does not default with the ability to run things from the current directory. -- Registered Linux user #225209 -- Registered Linux user #225209 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] installing a program
i have got a simple question which however could take a little long to answer.this general question is :'how do i install a program or application whatsoever in linux?'i have noticed that when i download a program or application for linux,it comes in the .tar.gz format,is that the source code of the program?and then how do i install the program which this file contains?usually i am told to untar ,but how do i do that and then how will the installation proceed,and after the installation how do i run the program?i would really appreciate it if anyone of you could answer in detail these questions.thank you in advance. I'm really new at this too but I have discovered a couple things. the .tar and .tar.gz files are compressed archives. You can either use the KDE Explorer under the Utlilies menu to go to that gz file and double-click to unzip it OR if that doesn't work go to the console and type tar -xvf filename (X for expand V for verbose and F for the filemname). I think that works best with the straight .TAR files. The explorer worked great on some of the other compressed files. Once they are unzipped you're kinda on your own, I'm still feeling my way around there. Right click on some of the files and Edit to read them (or open and TXT files). One will generally tell you which file you must modify to install. I've had a bear of a time trying to install the Java ICQ and it STILL doesn't work... tho I did get it installed by typing /.install. The "/." seems to be the secret of installing/running programs from the command line. shrug
